How to contact cardiologist?

[Gooner1947]

Saw cardiologist late July. He said I needed coronary angiogram. He estimated 3 month wait. Have had whole aorta ct scan and Carotid Vascular Ultrasound two weeks ago. Assume both arranged by cardiologist. I would now like to find where I am on waiting list etc.

I was advised by friend to contact the secretary of the cardiologist but how do I do that?

Can anyone advise me please?

The cardiologist I saw was at The Gwent Hospital in Newport.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[PinkKizzie]

'morning Gooner1947, if you know the name of your consultant, telephone the hospital and ask for his/her secretary, the switchboard will put you through. Her/his answer machine will be on if no one is available, so leave a message. If you have a cardiac nurse, you could give her/him a call and they can also help. Hope you've not too long to wait. Take care.

[Gooner1947 in reply to PinkKizzie]

Thank you. I will do that tomorrow morning.

[PinkKizzie in reply to Gooner1947]

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[SandraLlew]

Phone the hospital and ask to speak to the Cardiology secretary or the Specialist Nurse. If you know the name of the doctor you saw you can ask specifically for his/her secretary.

[Gooner1947]

I'll do that tomorrow

[Lowerfield_no_more]

In my experience the medical secretaries do not have control of the testing and investigation waiting lists, although occasionally they may be able to provide appointments for consultations (but bearing in mind this may vary, dependant upon where you are). So procedure appointments are usually down to the team who are responsible for making appointments for whichever procedure is required. So an alternative to speaking to the medical secretary is to ask the hospital switchboard to speak to the appointments team responsible for angiograms and take it from there. And if/when you speak to them, offer to be placed on the short notice cancellation list, if you are able to provide that opportunity, which may bring your appointment forward.

[Gooner1947 in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Thank you.

[10gingercats]

You can also put yourself on the cancellation list for the coronary angiogram.Ring the dept and ask to be put on that list. When someone cancels...a call in the morning usually for an afternoon slot, they will call you...it is usually a phone call... and offer you the cancellation slot. It can be hours or a day or so .Mine have always been a few hours .

[Gooner1947 in reply to 10gingercats]

Thank you. Good to know

[Shellbow]

phone the hospital and ask to be put through to your consultant appointment clerk .. Have your hospital number ready to give her. Good luck 🙂

[completely-zero654]

Dear Gooner1947 I have just read your post and just needed to tell you that my husband waited for 10 months for his at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the process only took about 20 minutes, I sat and watched while my husband had his and it is just like an ultra sound gram where the operator puts jelly on your chest 2-3 times and on the screen it shows the heart from every direction also shows inside the deepest part, looks at all the heart valves and anything else there. There is absolutely nothing to hurt you just feel the cold jelly and the sound of what I call the microphone (camera), picking up the blood flowing in/out of your heart. Afterwards you dry off with some towel where the jelly has been and then pop your shirt/tee shirt on, it is best to go in something loose and comfortable as you are lying on one side. Lastly the operator although sometimes the consultant will tell you the results, the operator who had the camera on my husband (65), found a very small valve that was leaking but he assured him that this was nothing to be worry/alarmed about.

Please do not worry as it doesn't hurt it is the waiting for the appointment that is annoying, as everyone knows waiting for something like this is often the worst bit, I hope your appointment comes through P.D.Q., as the waiting times are so long these days, wishing you a healthy scan which you will have. xxxx

[Gooner1947 in reply to completely-zero654]

HiThanks for that.

I had my coronary angiogram last October 16th.

I did write an account of my experience a day or so after.

I think mine may have been different to your husband though.

No relatives were allowed in.

Now waiting to learn when the TAVI will be.

Hope your husband is doing OK.

Peter