Help with consultant referral

[knitwitty]

Hi I have posted a few times in the past few weeks regarding my hypo/hyper/hypo status.

I have now been referred to a consultant at the Aintree University Hospital. (end of June)

I have gone on their website but have been unable to find out if they specialise in thyroid or the more common diabetes.

Could someone pm me with any experiences of this consultant please.

Dr Cecil Thomas.

Many thanks in advance

[SlowDragon Administrator]

If you Google name it suggests Diabetes specialist

[knitwitty in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks I looked on the hospital website but it only said Endocrine and metabolic specialist.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to knitwitty]

If you Google his name with quotes around it shows links to Diabetes related articles. His LinkedIn profile also lists Diabetes

[knitwitty in reply to SlowDragon]

Sorry slow dragon, I was out and didn't see that you had replied again.

I phoned the department and spoke to one of the secretaries, she assured me that although this doctor does specialise in Diabetes he also is very clued up on thyroid and will prescribe T3 if needed, so I'm hoping that is good sign. There is another consultant who has a thyroid clinic so now I'm torn between going back to my GP and asking for a new referral to them, I had already asked for the referral to be at a larger hospital than my local one which I'd heard awful things about.

Incidentally my GP asked for a named consultant who no longer works at the hospital I have been referred to, it gets more complicated by the day.

Thanks again for your input, it's much appreciated.