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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 2437657" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>[USER=93162]@lcarter[/USER] - life just keeps on giving for you at the moment.</p><p></p><p>If your team are not getting a handle on things to help you find a sustained improvement, have you considered asking for a second opinion? You are entitled to ask for such a thing on the NHS, so it doesn't necessarily have to be private.</p><p></p><p>If you want to do that, I would strongly suggest you do your homework and decide whom you would like to see. They do <strong>not</strong> have to be from your own area, although I think going out of England (I assume you live in England) to Scotland, Ireland or Wales could be a bit trickier.</p><p></p><p>Your GP can make a referral, and they can make a named referral for you, then you don't go into the clinic "bucket" for the lottery of clinical assessment.</p><p></p><p>When I did this I spoke with a friend of mine who was a hospital specialist DSN, and asked if she had endo challenges whom she would see. I then did more homework on the chap then saw him. At the time, my GP was very happy to make both an NHS referral, and I saw him privately too, because that was going to be quicker.</p><p></p><p>I really do feel for you. It's horrid feeling horrid and it seems never ending for you. I do hope you find some respite soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 2437657, member: 88961"] [USER=93162]@lcarter[/USER] - life just keeps on giving for you at the moment. If your team are not getting a handle on things to help you find a sustained improvement, have you considered asking for a second opinion? You are entitled to ask for such a thing on the NHS, so it doesn't necessarily have to be private. If you want to do that, I would strongly suggest you do your homework and decide whom you would like to see. They do [B]not[/B] have to be from your own area, although I think going out of England (I assume you live in England) to Scotland, Ireland or Wales could be a bit trickier. Your GP can make a referral, and they can make a named referral for you, then you don't go into the clinic "bucket" for the lottery of clinical assessment. When I did this I spoke with a friend of mine who was a hospital specialist DSN, and asked if she had endo challenges whom she would see. I then did more homework on the chap then saw him. At the time, my GP was very happy to make both an NHS referral, and I saw him privately too, because that was going to be quicker. I really do feel for you. It's horrid feeling horrid and it seems never ending for you. I do hope you find some respite soon. [/QUOTE]
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