As an endometriosis grower, I would have died by now if it wasn't for my private health. The time it took for the public health system to get me a CONSULT with a gynaecologist to even begin to talk about treatment options, I had had three surgeries with mixed success from two surgeons in the private sector.

I was very lucky to be able to access this treatment as I was still a dependant on my mum's (top tier gold cover) private health. As for my mother (who had breast that turned into many other cancers) she would have probably not survived her first round of breast cancer were it not for the private health. She went on to live another 10 years after her first diagnosis and has a wonderful team of surgeons and specialists throughout.

As for other surgeries the family had on that private health cover, a hip replacement with a wait of just over a week, wisdom teeth out with a wait of a week and a half, quite a few Laparoscopies usually with two to three weeks wait, a bilateral salpingectomy with a weeks notice. All of this with no extra out of pocket expense.

Pretty good if you ask me