Hi, Mich x . You are a big help for me! I wrote about MRI yesterday on another blog post. It's my diary. I was asked to under go MRI all in sudden (i got to know 15 min before app for MRI, it's diffficult to get app they said) . my doctors group had a meeting and they thought MRI would give more info. They don't want to miss any cancer lump after the 2nd operation. I maybe should be happy that I have breast surgeon who operate me and found extra cancer which did not show in Image. I guess even public system most of the time patients get breast specialist but there is no guarantee or patients cannot choose? Any way my doctor works in public as well and operate public patient.
At MRI I was told, it cost $700 and Medicare does not cover in my case at reception. Shocked but I had no choice any way.
I must change to public after 2nd operation then after I understand that I'll see different doctor each time. Maybe that is the different between pub and pri. It is a negative side but paying endless extra cost make me worry and depressed on top of cancer.