Change of surgeon and not tell you?

[Ellenlar]

I posted earlier but I'm so worried... I'm having my first lap soon and I received the letter today with the date and time ext... The consultant name on the document was a different doctor than my endo specialist iv been talking to and made a plan with...

Has anyone else had the nhs swap doctors and them not tell you?

Does anyone know is the consultant name on your hospital appointment confirmation letter is the name of your surgeon?

I'm so stressed and can't call them tk find out till Monday... Thanks guys

[Ellenlar]

Also the consultants name on my appointment letter... Her nhs account says she a Specialist is in labour and premature pregnancy... And she does emergency gynecology surgeries like laparoscopies.... Not sure what's going on 😔

[Olive12345]

Usually the person doing the surgery is different to the person who you will see for appointments. You generally don’t get results or a diagnosis the same day as surgery although they’ll tell you what they see.

[Ellenlar in reply to Olive12345]

Hello thanks for reply! I got told all along the name of the surgeon who will be doing the surgery, but a different Dr's name is under consultant 😔

[Lindle]

I see from a previous post that you are suspected of having severe endo and might need two surgeries - a diagnostic followed by excision potentially involving a bowel surgeon. This must only be done in a tertiary endo centre - I'm not sure if the specialist you have talked with heads such a centre or whether it is a clinic in secondary care. But there is a different referral pathway to centres and the letter you describe sounds to have come from general gynaecology which would be misappropriate.

Referral procedure can be a bit complicated - will pm you. x

EDIT - I can't send a message - could you send me one. It is so important that you are put through the right referral system.

[Ellenlar in reply to Lindle]

Hello thank for the reply!Yes! I got refurfed for the head of the endo clinic at my local hospital to do the surgery and I spoke to him about how he was going to process for the surgery which was a 2 step wp treatment plan... Then my pain got worse so I told my gp and she wrote a letter to the gynaecologist... A few days later I get told I have a appointment for diagnosis, then the letter arrives but a different name under consultant is on the document and I'm so stressed and concerned! Thank you for the reply I shall message you now!

[Ellenlar in reply to Ellenlar]

So the endometriosis specialist surgeon told me he was to be performing my surgery x

[endopositive]

Please do keep phoning them, they will explain. In my case my surgeon specialises in bowel, perhaps this lady does too. I hope you get lucky like I did and when they get in its found, then removed easily. Endo is very difficult to find sometimes. Keep in touch xx

[Ellenlar in reply to endopositive]

Hello thank you for your reply!So basically I found out what's gone on, the endometriosis specialist I was meant to see is so overwhelmed... So I have been passed onto his other surgeon who isn't a endometriosis specialist but does alot of endo surgeries and diagnosis, I'm absolutely fine with it. But also no one told me 😂 and I still don't know if my new surgeon does burning or cutting the endometriosis 🤔🤔 and if they will do the same 2step procedure that I already planned with the specialist! hopefully they do the good procedure if they find the endo! And I hope they are trained to find it even if its hiding 😏😏 I'm sure they are tho! So diagnosis surgery on the 15th December! Excited to hopefully get some answers but still scared X