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bobby_valentino

bobby_valentino

bobby_valentino

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Hi, iv been booked into having a surgical treatment for a very long time and now finally my time has come to have one of my organs sorted out but they have now cancelled the surgery twice. (NHS) :mad:

Its causing a real nightmare for people who depend on me, and also at work I keep booking holidays off and then having to cancel them. Its a real nightmare and my bosses at work are getting slightly frustrated about this.

Where do I stand if they keep on cancelling my surgery, can they not refer me to a private clinic if they are too busy with other emergency cases?

Look forward to the reponses, TIA
 
I would contact citizens advice for a definite answer, but as it's not your fault it keeps getting canceled then, however frustrating it is for your boss - there id little he or you can do about it.
 
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Think about,

How urgent is the operation?

Will things be worse if you leave it longer before having the operation?

Is the operation going to relieve you of pain or discomfort from whatever you have a problem with and make your life better?

If you cant answer the above with absolute certainty with your own knowledge consult your doctor, never take a chance with your health.
 
You should be able to ask your surgeon for a referral to a private clinic but obviously it will be expensive unless you have health insurance. A member of my family did this recently as it was more convenient than using the NHS, but she had health insurance. It didn't take long to sort out, she just had to talk to the surgeon and the insurance company then sign a couple of forms.

If you don't have any contact details for your surgeon, your GP might be able to help. I know that contact with your surgeon varies depending on department - I had surgey 3 weeks ago and didn't see my surgeon until 10 mins before they gassed me!
 
Just explain to your boss/es what is going on, good communication is the key.

You won't believe how groggy you are afterwards, you've never wanted to sleep so much, and then you're wide awake...

Best of luck anywhoo.
 
bobby_valentino said:
Where do I stand if they keep on cancelling my surgery, can they not refer me to a private clinic if they are too busy with other emergency cases?

Look forward to the reponses, TIA
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Unlucky. Normally they try to not cancel a person more than once. Something "really" urgent must have come up.

Unless your surgery is life threatening then i doubt they will refer you private on the NHS. If it was that urgent, i doubt they would have canceled. Inconvenient yes, clinically urgent maybe not (unless you tell us more on what is being done).

If you decide to go private, the surgeon you see there may not be the same. And you will most likely have to go through the entire pre-op work up before any cutting is done.
 
Hitman_Leon said:
Think about,

How urgent is the operation?

Will things be worse if you leave it longer before having the operation?

Is the operation going to relieve you of pain or discomfort from whatever you have a problem with and make your life better?
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Hi, sorry for the late reply...

Cant the NHS refer me to a private clinic themslves and them lot pay for it aswell, as i dont have any heath insurance. It would cost too much to do the op privately.

I do get a lot of pain, so this op will reliev me of that pain im getting and also the longer its left untreated the kidneys will go on to deteriote and they may have to take it out if it stops functioning all togeather.

Also i start my final year of uni soon, and that being worth 2/3 of my whole degree classification...its pretty important. So taking into conderation of the recovery time (4 weeks) i should be back at uni in november. But already this has been too much time taken off. If i perform rubbish in my final year i dont have the option to retake it, and even if i did ill be capped by marks, and nto to mention the extra £3k wasted.

So not sure if i should take the year off or not. What are your thoughts?
 
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bobby_valentino said:
I do get a lot of pain, so this op will reliev me of that pain im getting and also the longer its left untreated the kidneys will go on to deteriote and they may have to take it out if it stops functioning all togeather.
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you need to get your GP involved in fighting your side, if you are in bad pain and it could lead to losing a kidney then it sounds more urgent than how it is being treated. You can try getting in touch with the PALS service http://www.pals.nhs.uk/ to see if there's anything they can do to expedite things.

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Also i start my final year of uni soon, and that being worth 2/3 of my whole degree classification...its pretty important. So taking into conderation of the recovery time (4 weeks) i should be back at uni in november. But already this has been too much time taken off. If i perform rubbish in my final year i dont have the option to retake it, and even if i did ill be capped by marks, and nto to mention the extra £3k wasted.

So not sure if i should take the year off or not. What are your thoughts?
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You need to talk to your university as a matter of urgency, they have measures in place to take mitigating factors like major surgery/illness into account when dealing with you. You may find that you'd be allowed to defer for a year, or that special dispensation will be made with respect to your marks etc. Your department will (or should) have a pastoral care team who can go through the various options with you - but - if they don't know there's a problem they cannot really do anything to ease your situation.
 
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