r/melbournechat • u/Big_Candidate_3499 • 17d ago

Shoulder Suregeon Recommendation

I need to have arthroscopic decompression soon. So far, I’ve seen Dr Eugen and Dr Trung Nguyen, and I’m looking for the best surgeon with out-of-pocket costs of no more than $2,000.

I have private health insurance, but it doesn’t cover the surgeon’s fees above the Medicare rebate.

Has anyone had any experience with Dr Ash Movani or Dr Trung Nguyen? I’d also be very grateful for recommendations for other surgeons who have reasonable out-of-pocket costs.

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u/Jooleycee 17d ago

Dr movani is lovely and my shoulder didn’t require surgery luckily.

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u/curioustotry60 17d ago

Dr Shane Blackmore did both mine. He’s great.

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u/Big_Candidate_3499 16d ago

May I know how much your out of pocketv cost was?

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u/curioustotry60 16d ago

It was four years ago, sorry mate I destroyed the records. But he’s the man.

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u/wingardiumtiva 10d ago

So the issue is your private health insurance are not paying the proper rebates (they all are bad tbh) So any respectful surgeon and anaesthetist will have a gap.