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Private or Public?
Hi everyone, I'm a newly diagnosed in my late 30's. my cancer is invasive grade 1 in one breast. I have private health insurance but the out of pocket costs of the plastic surgeon and aneastetic wo...
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Hi @sapi
I had my surgeries in the private system ( double mastectomy and a separate surgery after I had recovered from radiotherapy for DIEP reconstruction.)
My story is in the choosing breast reconstruction private group.
Even though I was in a private health fund my out of pocket expenses were steep.It was during Covid and I figured the money saved on not going overseas on a holiday I could spend on me.
The reason I went private was I got to choose the plastic surgeon and not join a long wait list for the reconstruction.
My plastic surgeon also operates in the public system and I know many ladies have gone through the public system and been happy with the outcome.
Implant surgery is a much simpler surgery than the one I had to the choice of surgeon may not be as critical.
But to qualify as a plastic surgeon in Australia is so tough I expect whoever you get will know what they are doing.
Best of luck with what you decide .
I had my surgeries in the private system ( double mastectomy and a separate surgery after I had recovered from radiotherapy for DIEP reconstruction.)
My story is in the choosing breast reconstruction private group.
Even though I was in a private health fund my out of pocket expenses were steep.It was during Covid and I figured the money saved on not going overseas on a holiday I could spend on me.
The reason I went private was I got to choose the plastic surgeon and not join a long wait list for the reconstruction.
My plastic surgeon also operates in the public system and I know many ladies have gone through the public system and been happy with the outcome.
Implant surgery is a much simpler surgery than the one I had to the choice of surgeon may not be as critical.
But to qualify as a plastic surgeon in Australia is so tough I expect whoever you get will know what they are doing.
Best of luck with what you decide .