Unfortunately, that's very unlikely. When I started attending Hydrocephalus Assn conventions, one of the things they warned us about was "if your pediatric neurologist/neurosurgeon is willing to follow you as an adult, hang on to them and don't let go. Many adult doctors 'aren't interested' in treating hydrocephalus."
I had my last pediatric surgery just before I turned 18. My pediatric doctor gave us a referral to an adult doctor. We saw him once, to get established. When I needed my last two revisions about fifteen years later, it turned out that, although that *doctor* was part of my insurance, the hospital he practiced out of was not. We called his office to explain the situation. His office asked for a copy of my chart, since it had been so long since I'd last seen him. We faxed it over to his office. At about the same time that my insurance finally agreed to let him operate out of his own hospital and they'd still cover it, we heard back from the doctor himself. He'd decided he "wasn't interested" in taking my case, which is what led us to the guy who did my last two surgeries, who has now relocated out of state, which leads to this whole clusterfuck.
We were impressed enough with the quality of care my MIL received in the hospital, I may try to get an appt with one of their neurosurgeons. Unfortunately, two of the guys they have on staff are guys I wouldn't send my cats to if their lives depended on it, which basically leaves me with one name. I'm gonna see if I can get an appt with him.
Well, I live in TX and my neurosurgeon relocated to Colorado. The US is a sizable country in relation to the UK. If he'd relocated to one of the immediately surrounding states, like Oklahoma or Louisiana, I might have a shot at going to see him, but he's far enough away I'd have to fly. And the whole point of the new guy supposedly taking my old guy's cases is so that I wouldn't be in the position I'm in now; I'd still have a neurosurgeon I trusted to take care of me. I'm just really uncomfortable with the new guy's position that he's not interested in getting to know me, he's only interested if it's an emergency and he gets to do surgery.
I had my last pediatric surgery just before I turned 18. My pediatric doctor gave us a referral to an adult doctor. We saw him once, to get established. When I needed my last two revisions about fifteen years later, it turned out that, although that *doctor* was part of my insurance, the hospital he practiced out of was not. We called his office to explain the situation. His office asked for a copy of my chart, since it had been so long since I'd last seen him. We faxed it over to his office. At about the same time that my insurance finally agreed to let him operate out of his own hospital and they'd still cover it, we heard back from the doctor himself. He'd decided he "wasn't interested" in taking my case, which is what led us to the guy who did my last two surgeries, who has now relocated out of state, which leads to this whole clusterfuck.
We were impressed enough with the quality of care my MIL received in the hospital, I may try to get an appt with one of their neurosurgeons. Unfortunately, two of the guys they have on staff are guys I wouldn't send my cats to if their lives depended on it, which basically leaves me with one name. I'm gonna see if I can get an appt with him.
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Not knowing your country's system I'm wondering whether 'out of state' has to mean 'out of reach'.
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