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Nigglesnush
5 years agoMember
Thanks ladies. The GP said I could go private or public, Brisbane etc. I asked if there was anyone local and she said no. She said there were surgeons in Rocky who were interested in breast surgery, but that didn't sound like they necessarily were knowledgeable at it. She was very urgent about me getting surgery booked in and I said Wesley in Brisbane sounded good, so she sent my referral off by fax. But I found out later Friday after I called them that she'd sent it to a breast testing clinic, not the hospital, and addressed it to "dear breast surgeon", and she'd need it addressed to a particular surgeon. So I've lost some faith in her. She rang me to see if I'd heard from the surgeon's clinic (She cares, so that's good) and I told her what I'd been told. That's when she told me to do my own research and choose a surgeon. I haven't had any luck finding advice over the weekend, so I'm now planning on ringing Dr Kate Stringer's clinic at 8am to see when she might be able to get me in. Have no idea what it's going to cost, so hopefully I'll not be blowing my family's savings with this without needing to. I found there's a McGrath Breast Care Nurse in Gladstone that would be perfect to talk to, but she's on leave until mid December. Sigh.