Hi Songbird68,

I guess that to start with you need to know the kind of growth you have. It is always difficult to know if we should go private or not, but if that is the only way for you to be listen to and find out what is going on, it might be worth it. Of course after always depend on financial circumstances, how much that investment would be and how kind you would need to wait for answers on the NHS.

I've been told that I have this mass on my rectum wall over a month ago and was offered a colonoscopy only for April, even if considered as urgent. I ended up going private for a colonoscopy and at least now I know that the issue is not from the colon. Due to a string history of colon cancer in my family this gave me some piece of mine. 

I am now going to have an MRI on the NHS this week but I would go private if I had been told it would be another few weeks again. It is a lot of money but I have high anxiety when it comes to health and need to have answers asap.

Would it be possible for you to have a private consultation with s specialist and probably see if a biopsy could be done?

All the best.

Xx

Hi Songbird68,

I guess that to start with you need to know the kind of growth you have. It is always difficult to know if we should go private or not, but if that is the only way for you to be listen to and find out what is going on, it might be worth it. Of course after always depend on financial circumstances, how much that investment would be and how kind you would need to wait for answers on the NHS.

I've been told that I have this mass on my rectum wall over a month ago and was offered a colonoscopy only for April, even if considered as urgent. I ended up going private for a colonoscopy and at least now I know that the issue is not from the colon. Due to a string history of colon cancer in my family this gave me some piece of mine. 

I am now going to have an MRI on the NHS this week but I would go private if I had been told it would be another few weeks again. It is a lot of money but I have high anxiety when it comes to health and need to have answers asap.

Would it be possible for you to have a private consultation with s specialist and probably see if a biopsy could be done?

All the best.

Xx

Hi SelynaPTR,

I am seriously looking into private route - but I am lucky in the respect I have access through my work - I do have to pay an initial fee first, but then it should be covered. I have done it in the past - but it means testing again, and everything has to be authorised before the tests/ consultations can be done. I have sent an enquiry asking if I am able to access consultation without referral - but if I do need the referral I have to pay GP to do a referral letter. Getting to see/ talk to a GP at the moment is a feat in itself! I do know that they are super quick in comparison to NHS - but I also have reservations that if it does turn out to be a nasty, I end up back with the NHS at the back of a queue.

Hi Songbird68,

Are you sure you need to pay for the GP to wrote a referral letter?

I told my go that I would like to have private Investigations done and she wrote me the letter that I collected the following day and after forward to the private consultant that in 2 days accepted to see me 

The GP didn't charge any fee... I hope yours can just do it for you as well.

Xxx

Hi SelynaPTR,

I am not sure - my friend was charged for her referral letter, and the last time I accessed private was for neurology , which I had waited for 6 months on NHS for an urgent consultation - to be told another 6 months at least, so my GP gave me a referral for free as the timescale was so bad! I need to see what reply I get to my enquiry first - then I will take it from there.