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Old 20-11-2017, 04:36 PM #4
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Originally Posted by Vicky. View Post
It might have been A. Whatever it was had to be ordered in as apparently we don't stock it here

I am a bit overweight. Not massively so though.

Also sorry for hijacking your thread
Sorry you're having to go through this but I honestly think you need to push your doctors to be more pro-active. GP's are basically ear nose and throat specialists who rely on specialists for anything more complex.

It used to be that you went to your GP, who sent you to a specialist, who went through a process of elimination before sending you on to a specialist in another field. Now what they do is send you back to your doctor, perhaps with a suggested referral, which the doctor often doesn't act upon... because money is tight.

I'd start by getting all your medical records. All you have to do is go into your surgery with id like a passport or driving license and fill in a form asking all your records to be sent to you. When you get them, scrutinize them to see what each specialist has said and what they recommend. Your GP's will of had meetings about you and you can see what was said/suggested at those meetings.

Next time you see your doctor, reel off the list of specialists you've seen and tests you've had and then ask, "So what's the next step? where do we go from here?"
By doing that your saying, "we are in this together and I'm sure you want a diagnosis for me as much as I do"

It may be that you have something very rare but its more likely your just haven't' seen the right specialist yet.
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