Rigid Pharyngoscopy and Oesophagoscopy

Thanks Dani. We are trying to delay the local hospital exam under GA and do the London MRi first, as you suggest. Realise I might end up doing both, but if something shows on the MRi, then London will want to do the exam under GA, and wife feels more comfortable it being done at the national ENT hospital, if that's the case.

I agree. Stick with that plan and good luck. Hope you get sorted soon 

Local hospital sent a letter saying that they have booked a pro-op for this monday for Rigid Pharyngoscopy. I've not told them I'm getting an MRi done on Friday in London and want to await the results. Not sure what to say to put them off for a week whilst the London consultant gets MRi results.Don't want to mess them around but they don't seem interested in the hightened risk associated with my condition.

Will the London hospital doing the MRI continue any treatment if it is required? If so then abandon the other? Is this London hospital aware of your other appointment? 

Neither are currently aware. I guess they will be soon as both are writing to GP office. I get the sense that London don't care what else is going on, as they discovered the 'lump', they are doing their investigations. I did tell them someone else had a look, but they weren't that bothered. Its a logistical nightmare being 3 hours away, but family seem to think they are more expert and used to the procedures down there than in our smallish local hospital.

Can you say which London hospital? 

UCLH discovered lump, referred me to Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital which I think is still within UCLH.

Well stick with UCLH. 
It would be useful having a visual exam without having to wait 2+ weeks for scan results but if you don’t trust them then it’s a difficult decision. 

Its really difficult to think straight. I'm concerned about the increased risk of the procedure, and the lack of understanding that there is an increased risk, locally. I'm also worried that the hospitals will all get angry with me and discharge me!

I think the scan results would be sooner that 2 weeks as it looks like UCLH move really fast. They wanted me in on Tuesday for MRi initially, when it was only ordered by consultant the day before, when we saw her. I've had to delay that until Friday to get required bloods done.

I guess we'll have to try to delay local hospital until we know the scan results then decide which course to take. I think the rigid endoscopy will then be what both will want to do, unless scan is clear ofcourse, which is the hope.

JBloggs said:

I'm also worried that the hospitals will all get angry with me and discharge me!

No that won’t happen. Delay the scope. Tell them you have a cold 

But to my mind if UCLH will do one anyway why book two?