Kings referral

[LAJ123]

Hello everyone,

A friend has been referred by his hospital consultant to the transplant unit at Kings.

Can anyone with any experience of Kings give him an idea of how long he might wait for an appointment ?

Jim

Thought I would cheer you all up with the view taking Lucy to the station at 7am this morning.

[Abby14]

Hey, I went to kings,& to be honest, they didn"t really help! The surgon I saw for my tumors was good He would operate if needed, but at the mo it is to dangerous as my liver is covered in them! & they Aren"t cancerous! & I also have NASH very bad so he didn"t think it was worth the risk! The diease & tumors Are stable at the Mo! I have regular bloods, mri & see a gasto DR local to me! The hepoloist I saw was useless! & very rude! Waste of time in genral! I might be ok for you let me know how you get on

[Gaynorlowson]

Beautiful morning view x

[Dulux]

I have found Kings brilliant, in terms of appointments be prepared for a wait, but on your appointment you won't rushed, which I found good. They have always sent me a detail of the consultation and a copy to my go. They pushed on with tests and when I got worst they got on very quickly with tests and transplant assessment.

[Hidden in reply to Dulux]

Hope your friend will be ok.

Lovely view by the way xxxx

[LAJ123 in reply to Dulux]

To let you know - as I'm typing this, my friend is in intensive care recovering from what so far, seems like a very successful transplant !

[Chelle_]

I've been with Kings for 4 years they have been brilliant, ensured I understood everything that was happening and gave the options of asking questions.

Transplant assessment process was straight forward although a lot of information and tests in two days....

Have been on tx list for just over 10 months now. They have been great the whole time.

Good luck & cracking view!

[RodeoJoe]

I think it might depend on how well you are when you're referred. I was already in hospital and transferred to kings within about a week for assessment.

[LAJ123]

Hello all,

My friend has his referral appointment at kings in two weeks.

Quite quick I think.

Any advice for him ?

Thanks,

Jim

[Hidden in reply to LAJ123]

My wait time from assessment until transplant at King's was just over 2 months I think.

Don't worry too much about technicalities, they'll guide your friend every step of the way.

Hope that helps.

[LAJ123]

Thank you - he's at King's being assessed as we speak...

[LAJ123]

Good news - my friend had a call today and he's listed for transplant.

Jim

[LAJ123]

To let you all know,

As I'm typing this, my friend is in Kings intensive care recovering from what so far, seems like a very successful transplant !

Jim

[Kristian in reply to LAJ123]

Thats fab. Lets hope all goes well for an uneventful recovery too

[LAJ123 in reply to Kristian]

Phoned this morning - he was out of surgery 10pm yesterday. Now in recovery and doing well.