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Chemo or not chemo
hi all, this post just my emotion and what I have in my head that make me cant sleep because of these options. 1. chemo and radiation then hormone therapy or 2. radiation and ovaries shutdown a...
Hi @Della
i had my surgery and radiotherapy in the Private system.
My surgery was 5 weeks after my diagnosis ( mainly because I hit a cold during this time which delayed some scans) and my radiotherapy started 7 weeks after my surgery.
I had a lot of pain and limitation in my arm movement after the surgery so that is why it didn’t start until 7 weeks after the surgery.
My radiation oncologist was not concerned about that wait.
As to whether you get better service in the public or private , many ladies on here have had excellent experiences in the public system and we have world class Doctors.
The main benefits of going private are you can choose your Doctor and there is generally less waiting ( although with breast cancer most treatments will be classed as urgent so wait times should not be long , not like say ,a hip replacement).
And going Private does not guarantee there will not ever be a bad experience.
i had my surgery and radiotherapy in the Private system.
My surgery was 5 weeks after my diagnosis ( mainly because I hit a cold during this time which delayed some scans) and my radiotherapy started 7 weeks after my surgery.
I had a lot of pain and limitation in my arm movement after the surgery so that is why it didn’t start until 7 weeks after the surgery.
My radiation oncologist was not concerned about that wait.
As to whether you get better service in the public or private , many ladies on here have had excellent experiences in the public system and we have world class Doctors.
The main benefits of going private are you can choose your Doctor and there is generally less waiting ( although with breast cancer most treatments will be classed as urgent so wait times should not be long , not like say ,a hip replacement).
And going Private does not guarantee there will not ever be a bad experience.