private endo

Hi just wondering if you need a referral to see a private Endo off Louise 's list also if you have hashi 's and syptoms go from hypo to hyper would a trial of meds push you into becoming hyper. I just want as much info before I go and see GP again armed with article of DR Toft .

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Ann, as far as I'm aware you will need a GP referral letter to see a private endo.

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I know you need a referral letter if you go through private health insurance I just wondered if you paid privately it was the same. I am quite pleased with myself at the moment , after advice on here regarding test results I have just phoned the private hospital were I had tests done earlier in the year I requested my results and was told they could not give them to me as it is a data protection issue I stayed calm and said I believe it is my legal right to have my results her attitude changed and she said she will sort it for me tomorrow and agreed yes it is my legal right. funny how data protection can change so quickly ha so thanks to everyone for their good advice.

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I made myself appointments without letters of referral. I think if you are prepared to pay for yourself (rather than medical insurance) its a lot more straightforward and you can get on with it. I think especially in the bigger cities they are far more tuned in to people taking control of their own care.

Good luch

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thank you Daffers I will have another look at the list and try and get an appointment

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Ann, my endo still wants a GP referral for private consultations.

Well done on getting your records. Receptionists seem to be under the misapprehension that data protection is for the benefit of the surgery/clinic and not the patient.

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thanks for all your help I feel this site is giving me the info I need to get some results from all this rubbish we have to deal with .

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Hi Ann

If its not an endo you need, but a thyroid/hashi's expert, and can get to London, Oxford or the South (Winchester area) we know of a very good practice with exceedingly knowledgable people. I only say this because I have just spent a fortune on a private endo which has got me nowhere (they seem to be rather text book in their views) and I am now seeing one of these doctors, on the recommendation of others in this forum. If you want more details, PM me and I will send link to their web site.

[Jackie]

Hi You always need a referral for any consultant eg Endocrinologist as they work with the gP and ruled by GMC.

Jackie

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It is normal for Hashi's that you go hypo - hyper. That is why it is so difficult to manage and there will be bad days. Changing the dose won't help as it takes 6 weeks for it to take effect - by which time you might have swung the other way.

A good private GP can also manage Hashi's, so do not be too fixated on an endo and "the list". Private Gps charge far less than endos

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hypo - hyper is Graves, not Hashi's