Hi honey,
I had my transplant at the royal in Brisbane (public hospital but as a private patient) and all costs were covered. I can't remember receiving any bills for my donor search and to date most of my bills have come from radiology when I was having my induction chemo in private hospitals and now my large drug habit  all my inpatient medications were covered! Oh yeah, and the expense of parking at the hospital for family & while going to my outpatient appointments!! 
Thinking back my search did take a couple of months and only ended up finding an 8/10 match. (I had 3 siblings that didn't match... So I know how you feel!). I believe my donor came from Germany. Good luck and feel free to pm me if you have more questions.
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Sharnie, 37yo, dx Mar 2012 RAEB II 13% blasts. 8 months of Vidaza. Transformed to AML in Nov 2012, induction chemo, no remission. 2nd lot of chemo, remission achieved. SCT with 8/10 match, Mar 2013.
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