They have to word it so. Otherwise, you'd probably be waiting months.

I went through a blood issue many years ago, and my gp told me to my face he did not think it was anything sinister, but would refer me to a haematologist. Back then, urgent referrals were handed to you there and then as they would write a letter and hand it to you so you could make your own way up to the hospital, and give it to the appropriate department.

Well, i opened the letter and it was certainly not what my gp had told me to my face. It stated something like suspected blood cancer. I freaked. The next time i saw my gp i asked him why what he told me and what was in the letter were two different things. He stated if they didn't word it so, the hospital would have complained about sending me in as an urgent referral and not as a routine patient (which would have been weeks or months).

So yeah, it's not always the best thing to do and have a nosy because 1) We ultimately don't really have a clue why they word things as they do and 2) We're not qualified to interpret some information as you have now found out yourself.

The long and the short of it, to get seen to in a timely manner, they have to justify it to the hospital. In your case, had the word "sinister" not been inserted you'd have been waiting months.

I do wish I had never pushed for a copy of the referal. I was worried before but since reading that it's sent me into a whole new level of panic!

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I do wish I had never pushed for a copy of the referal. I was worried before but since reading that it's sent me into a whole new level of panic!

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