Hi all, my first post here:
I have recently been diagnosed with brain tumour and due to receive treatment at University Hospital Coventry. Treatment at Coventry has seemed excellent so far, but I wondered if I should also look at University Hospital Birmingham as am option as travel times from my home in Stratford-upon-Avon would be similar. I wondered if anyone had any option on Coventry vs Birmingham for e.g. radiotheraphy?
In general, do people tend to ask for a second opinion with this sort of thing or should I stick with first point of contact?
Thanks.
Hi and welcome to the community though sorry to hear about your diagnosis.
There are plenty of people here who are being seen by more than one hospital, often a more specialist hospital does the control/supervision but treatment might be available somewhere more convenient to the patient. This is not quite the same as a second opinion that often means starting from scratch with a different oncology team to see if they come to a different diagnosis/treatment plan. Many doctors will welcome this but it would likely mean a delay to the start of treatment.
While I have no experience with brain tumours I did find this where both Coventry and Birmingham are listed as centres of excellence.
<<hugs>>
Steve
