Private appointment with Prof Hughes

Can anyone tell me the best way to request/book a private appointment with Professor Hughes please?

Thanks in advance.

[Jade]

Go to the website of London Bridge hospital and ring them up. You can ask the secretary who answers for an appointment with the Prof. Very easy. I have done it today, I have not seen him since 2007. He has a long waiting time though. I was lucky and got a cancellation.

[MJLS]

If you want to go private then as Jade said go on the Lupus Centre, St Thomas website and call them. You can get an NHS referral but from what I understand Prof Hughes only takes private patients but the other members of staff are great.

Good luck

MJ x

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Thank you, yes it is the Prof i am looking to see. I will check out London Bridge tomorrow.

[MaryF Administrator in reply to Hidden]

If he is very booked up Professor Khamashta is a good bet, and works closely with Professor Hughes. Also of course he works at St Thomas' so this may be an additional advantage for you. Mary F x

[Manofmendip]

Hi Lissylou

Prof Hughes is head of the London Lupus Centre at London Bridge Hospital. It is important not to get this hospital confused with St. Thomas's, where Prof Hughes used to be.

You can call The London Lupus Centre on 020 7234 2155 or email Kim Bainbridge at: [e-mail] Kim is great and she makes the appointments.

Best wishes.

Dave

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I had a conversation with Kim on Friday and will be making an appointment soon(ish). Thanks for your help.

[MaryF Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Take any test results with you, and old letters to show what has gone on etc. Mary F x

[Hidden in reply to MaryF]

Hi Mary. Kim is going to ask for my blood test results to go across to her and i will take my letters with me. Thanks for all your help.

[MaryF Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Best of luck, things will improve for you. Mary F x

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By way of update, i now have an appointment booked to see Professor Hughes in a couple of weeks time. Relief!

Also, i have been back to my hospital and discussed starting a daily dose of baby aspirin to help with symptoms which i started yesterday. No plans to go back to my local hospital again but the consultant will be writing to St Thomas' about my recent experiences so not sure if i will continue with them or just stay with Professor Hughes.

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Thank you, yes. Perhaps at that point i'll no longer feel lile a malingerer!!

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Oh and hope you have a good appointment too! X

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I cried today. Met Prof Hughes. What a lovely man he is.

We discussed my case and he believes i do have APS and Sjrogens (? spelling). My eyes were dry as a bone and my bloods show a mild positive for ANA. This with all the fatigue and aches and pains, despite "failing" the APS blood test, i am going to carry on with aspirin for the next week. Prof Hughes will write to my GP to prescribe the heparin injections and if that works with the headaches then i should go on to warfarin.

I cant believe it. Poor Kim in the office having to put up with me bursting into tears!! Hurrah. I feel vindicated at last!!

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I am used to heparin injections as i had them all the way through with my third baby. My tummy looked like a B&Q colour chart after 9 months!!

Thanks for correcting spelling and, of course, your support. x