Re-locating -Changing Hospitals
Hi there,
Hope you are well.
I'm just wondering if you know where I could get information about this. I'm moving to Dublin next month but I've been to see a consultant in Cork and had a biopsy. The biopsy sample has been sent back for further testing.
I told the consultant's receptionist that I'll be moving to Dublin, she said we can discuss this at a later date. She said the biopsy results will take a few weeks and we can discuss it then.
Is there any way of finding out sooner, if it is cancer, can I be transferred to a hospital in Dublin and would there be a delay in getting treatment because of the transfer? Can I choose which hospital in Dublin ore do they choose for you?
They more or less said it was cancer, they just need to know what type.
Thank you for any advice you can give,
Angela.
Comments
Thanks so much for your message. I'm sorry about your diagnosis. It's good that your in James's, that's meant to be a really good hospital. I hope it's going okay for you and that you are doing well x
Hey I had the same thing. I live in the Midlands and had to attend a hospital in either limerick, galway or dublin so the doc said she would refer to me to galway as was quicker. I had all my further tests n biopsies done in Galway and after my 2nd biopsy the doctor rang me as I was so far away and gave me the results over the phone though like yourself I was pretty much sure it was cancer. Depends also on what type of cancer they are testing for. I had cervical and I got my biopsy results after LLETZ in about 5 days. The doctors in dublin transferred me to James's, maybe by chance plus I see another doctor there. James's as far as I'm aware is a cancer of excellence in dublin though I stand corrected.
Hopefully your biopsy results come back soon, the waiting is the mist awful part x