Also what I tend to do is rather than wait for an NHS appt which as we all know can take forever, I see a consultant privately for an initial appt then get transferred on to the NHS for treatment
Playing the system yes but worth it if you dont want to wait
Yes,we did this a couple of weeks ago with my husband's Rheumatology appt.He was in agony and we were worried,but his NHS appt.wasn't until mid September.I phoned his GP and said we wanted to go private and picked up a referral letter later that day and saw the Consultant 24 hours later at the Nuffield.
After his initial examination and some discussion,he said that he wanted to order lots of blood tests and xrays which would cost quite a bit paying privately (we don't have mediacl insurance so were 'paying as you go' so to speak),and so he said that we could continue seeing him on the NHS. . . .'In fact,you can come to my clinic at the city hospital in the morning,I'll see you at 8.30am,before I start my clinic' This we did and we had another 8.30am appt. a week later,at his NHS clinic,and we've got a 9am one next week too.All for a very modest initial financial outlay.
I'm so glad we went down that route and I hope your daughter gets seen very soon and that you get a diagnosis and treatment rapidly.You must be very worried,but I'm sure she'll be fine soon,once they find out what's causing it.
Take care,love Jilly xx