[I] Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post
When I saw the consultant privately he asked me whether I wanted it done NHS or private. Either way it would be done immediately. He said he would do the op in either case but in a private hosp I would have a room to myself etc. He also said, that if there were any complications doing it in the private hospital, it would be no problem because he could rush me to NHS hospital across the road.
Originally Posted by joebloggs
it would beif he wasn't joking
I never liked the idea of paying anything privately, they'll do things that don't need doing just for thelike dentist, pay someone a set wage, so they'll do what needs doing
Joebloggs. Whilst I would not disagree that those in private medicine usually not missing a chance to earn, in my case (ten years on, I am now a healthy 70 yr old) the operation saved my life. It was believed by my Spanish specialist to have been growing for about 12 years, which coincided with the UK specialist's view.
And, re his assurance that if anything went wrong I would be rushed to the NHS, that has been confirmed in another post.
