It's interesting to read the varying experiences. I was a patient in the private system and my Breast Surgeon has two breast care nurses on staff. I was introduced to them when I entered hospital for the Sentinel node biopsy and Mastectomy. They were freely available to me during my hospital stay and would visit during the day and always there with the Breast surgeon as he did his rounds.
They provided the bra, cushions, booklets and introduced me to BCNA.
They checked on me once I was home and encouraged me to make contact if I had any concerns.
As time went on I had to visit a Gynaecology Oncologist and Angela came and sat with me prior to going into surgery.
I had 5 hospital stays in a 12 month period. Service exemplary!
I can't fault their service. Last year as the breast implant saga became an issue I rang in and the Breast care nurses, once again, extremely helpful.
