Alternative Surgery

In between the doctor & specialist visits, it seemed like I was not going to get into hospital quickly.

It's really frustrating how waiting lists work - but that's the system!

The first strategy my GP suggested was to end up in the emergency room when I have another episode & explain the situation & ask/demand to be transferred to the other hospital where I'm on the waiting list.

Dont like the sound of that, but I guess that's a last resort.

My GP also came up with a name of a pre-eminant ENT surgeon in town who works through St Vincents to see if he had any other ideas.

I found an email address for him & sent off a brief email explaining the current situ in a couple of lines; not really expecting anything in return & was surprised to get an email back the next day!

We exchanged a few emails - and he suggested that the argon laser treatment was now not state of the art & I should investigate another type of surgery with a fiber-optic diode laser!

Further inquiries have revealed that St Luke's Private Hospital in Potts Point has this equipment - but it sort of scares me what the cost would be with surgeons & anesthetists...

I guess that is my plan C now, after this next level of surgery I need to investigate that one.