29-03-2006, 07:35 AM
I understand your circumstances only too well, my daughter was successfully diagnosed while we were on holiday in SA after a doctor here gave a very offbeat diagnosis. We were starting to question our sanity. A few years ago I was misdiagnosed in casualty as suffering severe indigestion when the true reason turned out to be a blocked bile duct and I was operated on just in time, before my liver shut down. Otherwise, we have mostly had good experiences with the NHS and I think my GP is excellent, but occasionally you run up against a brick wall of fear or arrogance.
The severity of pain is difficult to measure, but I fail to understand how the doc found causal link to depression.
In the first instance, a letter with your daughters history, sent overnight registered post, marked private and confidential, to the chief exec, asking for an urgent review should help. Hospitals are very quick to act against negative publicity.
I hope for the very best for your daughter.
John
The severity of pain is difficult to measure, but I fail to understand how the doc found causal link to depression.
In the first instance, a letter with your daughters history, sent overnight registered post, marked private and confidential, to the chief exec, asking for an urgent review should help. Hospitals are very quick to act against negative publicity.
I hope for the very best for your daughter.
John