Costs of Endo surgery? Public patient?!?

[dusty]

hi KTMama
i am sorry you have endo and for your loss. it must have been a big shock.

as MrsB26 says everyone is welcome here and everyone is very supportive.

i think it depends on what your doctor offers. if they are happy for you to be a public patient then that may be a good option for you. i went public with my first op. i waited about 3 months and had day surgery. i wasn't guaranteed my dr would do it as their registrars (drs training to be specialists) may do it under supervision or alone if they are pretty experienced. the specialist woudl be available for assistance though. this option is free and you just need to get your dr to put you on the waiting list.

the other option private can be expensive and the cost may depend on the severity of your endo. large amount of endo takes longer to remove and hence more theatre time. my second op was private with a great specialist that i trusted. i think after medicare I paid him $400 and the op was about $3400 (i had private health insurance by then). the anesthetists was about $400 after medicare.

would be worth finding out if your gyno is also an endo specialist. they aren't always and they may send you to someone else for this. treating endo can be quite fiddly and specialised and it is worth finding out whether it is something they are experienced in, especially as you already know you have it. there is an endo support group, whose name escapes me at the moment that can provide you with names of doctors that treat it, if you needed that.

best of luck with your appointment.
dusty

[mummy2chloe]

hey KTMama

it was pretty expensive, we had to get a small loan to pay for it, as there is no way we have that sort of money laying around. I find the clomid pretty good, i ohss on 50mg last cycle because of my pcos so this cycle i had to go down to 25mg. i ended up making 2 beautiful eggs this cycle so thats good. i hope everything goes well for you, let us know ok cos we will be thinking of you

take care

[KTMama]

DEAR DUSTY,
Thanx soo much for your reply... that is such a short wait! Im a bit excited by that, there is a good chance he will operate in a public hospital, cos he bulk bills all cosultations..well I can hope!! Thank you too for your good wishes, Its a strange feeling, to have 3 great pregnancies (well except for my last which I had full placenta pravea and needed a c- section AND thats where all of this has come from!), make lovely healthy babies and then NOT be able to, it's strange. This site, I must admit, has really helped me put things into perspective, I don't know how you breathe some days, it must be such a crippling feeling! Good Luck to you also!! I will all cross my fingers and all my toes for you!!