Paying for Reconstruction up front
Hello all, just have to vent a little!! I was diagnosed June 2011 (age 47) lumpectomy, followed by mastectomy 1 week later, then 6 cycles of chemo, rads and now Tamoxifen. So now feel the time is r...
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I've had almost no out of pocket costs for my double lat dorsi reconstruction. My plastic surgeon wrote to my health fund to explain it wasn't for cosmetic purposes and they paid the full amount, even on the right boob which I had removed as a precaution. I had no gap for the anaethetist either. The only things I paid for were pain killers in hospital and an extra $41 per day in hospital because I wanted a private room. So far, I've had two operations resulting in 11 days in hospital and my health fund have contributed over $20,000. I don't know why health funds differ so much!! Good luck xx Jane