Help!!!

[J1707-]

My rheumatologist has left the hospital ( gutted ) no notice and now under the care of casual locums with no sight of a permanent replacement.Can anyone recommend a rheumatologist in Birmingham..

Much appreciated in advance

[helenlw7]

I’m from Birmingham too and my rheumatologist seems to have disappeared too!

[J1707- in reply to helenlw7]

Mine was Professor Raza

[helenlw7 in reply to J1707-]

Was this at the QE? Mine was Dr Narayan. She went off on a sabbatical in August and isn’t back yet. My next appointment is November but it doesn’t say on the letter who I’m seeing, which is unusual.

[J1707- in reply to helenlw7]

Mine was at city he was brilliant. I only saw him in Augaust he left in September no notification

[medway-lady]

Don’t dismiss the locum or Registrars because they are usually younger and this is just my opinion but listen more, examine more and there knowledge of medications up to date.

[Stills in reply to medway-lady]

Very good point, after months of being bed ridden in 1979 it was a young locum who suspected Stills and sent me into (old) Addenbrookes hospital where their tests proved her right.

[medway-lady in reply to Stills]

Same here a registrar saved my life never mind treating the RA he found the kidney failure. Pain is one thing, death a higher risk altogether.

[Pulfs]

I never see the rheumatologist I’m registered with but see a good team of RA nurses and registrars x

[Piggyinthecraftroom]

I have a lot of empathy with your situation. The same has just happened to me. My consultant was absolutely wonderful. She was my rock and I feel cast adrift now.

I wish I could offer you something more helpful, but I’m afraid all I can say is that I know how you feel and hope you get someone you can relate to before too long. X

[Deeb1764]

I think if you have had a good consultant changing is so stressful and especially if just random locums ie not necessarily wanting to specialise in Rheumatology.

Plus you have had some really complicated issues for quite a while now and the need for some form of stability whilst meds and regimen sorted is crucial 🥰

[Hollyhock123]

My named consultant left about a year ago and is still not replaced. I’ve a temp named consultant should I need, but I’ve have been receiving regular contact from both the RA and biologics nursing team. I’ve probably had more and better communication than before!