Re: Sorry I gave up reading - my news!!

[Guest guest]

Hi again Cy,

I'm losing the plot - I see I've replied to the same post twice

although I did give a more uptodate waiting time lol

Thankfully, in the UK the number of chargable procedures isn't really

an issue seeing as the majority of hospital doctors are salaried!

Dave

> In many places here, the lack of nephs causes very long waits.

Nephrology

> isn't exactly a hot specialty. There's aren't many procedures

(other than

> biopsies) that docs can charge for, so it's not one of the more

lucrative

> specialities. Since there's not much incentive, the docs who are

in the

> field tend to be very overworked (and there are long waits to get

their

> time). Pediatric nephs are even a scarcer breed. I just learned

that there

> is not a single pediatric neph in Montana!

>

> Cy

> Sorry I gave up reading - my news!!

> >

> >

> > > Hi all

> > >

> > > Sorry but I gave up catching up - I'm so tired at the moment

and work

> is

> > mad so concentration levels aren't good at the moment ....

where's that

> > pillow!?!

> > >

> > > Well interestingly, I have an appointment with my GP on Wed

and I was

> all

> > set to demand my referral etc and lo' and behold I get a letter

today

> saying

> > that he'd heard from the neph and " my protein leakage was

significant "

> and

> > it was best I was referred to her. I'm a wee bit cheesed off

because he

> > didn't have my results last time I saw him (they were attached

to a

> draft

> > letter) i expected to get a copy but he said protein was mild!!

Grrrr

> > >

> > > Anyway I was glad that I had been referred to our Neph then

went into

> work

> > and hear that she's actually moving on in 3 months!! So

goodness knows

> what

> > the service here will be like then! Hopefully I'll see her

before she

> > leaves.

> > >

> > > Dave

> > >

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Hi again Cy,

I'm losing the plot - I see I've replied to the same post twice

although I did give a more uptodate waiting time lol

Thankfully, in the UK the number of chargable procedures isn't really

an issue seeing as the majority of hospital doctors are salaried!

Dave

> In many places here, the lack of nephs causes very long waits.

Nephrology

> isn't exactly a hot specialty. There's aren't many procedures

(other than

> biopsies) that docs can charge for, so it's not one of the more

lucrative

> specialities. Since there's not much incentive, the docs who are

in the

> field tend to be very overworked (and there are long waits to get

their

> time). Pediatric nephs are even a scarcer breed. I just learned

that there

> is not a single pediatric neph in Montana!

>

> Cy

> Sorry I gave up reading - my news!!

> >

> >

> > > Hi all

> > >

> > > Sorry but I gave up catching up - I'm so tired at the moment

and work

> is

> > mad so concentration levels aren't good at the moment ....

where's that

> > pillow!?!

> > >

> > > Well interestingly, I have an appointment with my GP on Wed

and I was

> all

> > set to demand my referral etc and lo' and behold I get a letter

today

> saying

> > that he'd heard from the neph and " my protein leakage was

significant "

> and

> > it was best I was referred to her. I'm a wee bit cheesed off

because he

> > didn't have my results last time I saw him (they were attached

to a

> draft

> > letter) i expected to get a copy but he said protein was mild!!

Grrrr

> > >

> > > Anyway I was glad that I had been referred to our Neph then

went into

> work

> > and hear that she's actually moving on in 3 months!! So

goodness knows

> what

> > the service here will be like then! Hopefully I'll see her

before she

> > leaves.

> > >

> > > Dave

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ----------

> > >

> > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.

> > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com).

> > > Version: 7.0.211 / Virus Database: 261.7.3 - Release Date:

22/01/2004

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I can say we are well blessed with nephrologist in our county and in

Nashville two hours away. We have 3 dialysis clinics in our town and tons

in Nashville, wouldn't want to travel that far each day. We have a 45

minute drive now. Ds has two on site in the Dialysis Clinic and one at

Vanderbilt in Nashville. Now I am more thankfull to know we have good ones

so close by.

Deborah Bowman/tn *Ü*

deborah@...

Our 17yo son Bowman is in (ESRD) End Stage Renal Disease with IGaN

Please sign his guestbook at this site

http://www.caringbridge.org/tn/dbowman

> The honest to goodness truth is that it was longer than 2 months before I

got to see a nephrologist.

[Guest guest]

I can say we are well blessed with nephrologist in our county and in

Nashville two hours away. We have 3 dialysis clinics in our town and tons

in Nashville, wouldn't want to travel that far each day. We have a 45

minute drive now. Ds has two on site in the Dialysis Clinic and one at

Vanderbilt in Nashville. Now I am more thankfull to know we have good ones

so close by.

Deborah Bowman/tn *Ü*

deborah@...

Our 17yo son Bowman is in (ESRD) End Stage Renal Disease with IGaN

Please sign his guestbook at this site

http://www.caringbridge.org/tn/dbowman

> The honest to goodness truth is that it was longer than 2 months before I

got to see a nephrologist.

[Guest guest]

I can say we are well blessed with nephrologist in our county and in

Nashville two hours away. We have 3 dialysis clinics in our town and tons

in Nashville, wouldn't want to travel that far each day. We have a 45

minute drive now. Ds has two on site in the Dialysis Clinic and one at

Vanderbilt in Nashville. Now I am more thankfull to know we have good ones

so close by.

Deborah Bowman/tn *Ü*

deborah@...

Our 17yo son Bowman is in (ESRD) End Stage Renal Disease with IGaN

Please sign his guestbook at this site

http://www.caringbridge.org/tn/dbowman

> The honest to goodness truth is that it was longer than 2 months before I

got to see a nephrologist.