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Jandy232
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8 years ago

Mastectomy and reconstruction in the public system

Six years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer I didn’t have health insurance (and I still don’t). I had no option but to undergo my treatment in the public system. Initially I feared I might ...
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Lisa1407
Member
8 years ago
Mastectomy and reconstruction is totally free in a public hospital. It is the waiting list that gets you though. If you have the reconstruction at the time of mastectomy there isn't much of a waiting list. However, there are often reasons why you can't have them both at the same time. Depending on your reconstruction method, you wait could be up to a couple of years (or longer) in this case.