Getting refered - Hope2SleepGuide2024-03-29T10:41:42Zhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/forum/topics/getting-refered?commentId=6381638%3AComment%3A54205&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Milentag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-31:6381638:Comment:542052017-07-31T09:40:53.426ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>Thanks Milen</p>
<p>Thanks Milen</p> Hi, mine came after 3 months…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-31:6381638:Comment:543072017-07-31T08:40:16.697ZMilen Tenevhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/MilenTenev
<p>Hi, mine came after 3 months in which I got 2 excuse letters telling me that they don't have free appointments. The GP told me to call her if I don't receive an invitation within 6 months. After that it was much better with the clinic - 1 to 2 weeks at max for everything.</p>
<p>Hi, mine came after 3 months in which I got 2 excuse letters telling me that they don't have free appointments. The GP told me to call her if I don't receive an invitation within 6 months. After that it was much better with the clinic - 1 to 2 weeks at max for everything.</p> My doctor referred me two wee…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-31:6381638:Comment:542042017-07-31T05:47:55.728ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>My doctor referred me two weeks ago, she said I would receive a letter giving me the option of which to be referred two.</p>
<p>I know waiting times are likely long, just seems like when we are talking about just that initial choice letter, I would have thought I would have gotten that.</p>
<p>Is it normal, should I be chasing it up?</p>
<p>I am wondering partly because I know recently my dad's referral letter wasn't sent until he rung up to ask, the hospital hadn't received the referral.…</p>
<p>My doctor referred me two weeks ago, she said I would receive a letter giving me the option of which to be referred two.</p>
<p>I know waiting times are likely long, just seems like when we are talking about just that initial choice letter, I would have thought I would have gotten that.</p>
<p>Is it normal, should I be chasing it up?</p>
<p>I am wondering partly because I know recently my dad's referral letter wasn't sent until he rung up to ask, the hospital hadn't received the referral. :-/</p>
<p>But if I haven't been referred to a specific sleep centre, then I don't know who I'd ring to see if they had got it.</p>
<p></p> Update. The doctor I saw was…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-17:6381638:Comment:538152017-07-17T08:12:50.482ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>Update. The doctor I saw was very good and referred me immediately, no questions asked. So if anyone else is in the same boat, get a sleep screener.</p>
<p>In fact any one reading this who has any suspicion of sleep apnea or suffers from fatigue even when you don't snore, are not over weight and no one has told them you that you stop breathing, get a sleep screener done. It's well worth the £50 to rent from hope2sleep. </p>
<p>Update. The doctor I saw was very good and referred me immediately, no questions asked. So if anyone else is in the same boat, get a sleep screener.</p>
<p>In fact any one reading this who has any suspicion of sleep apnea or suffers from fatigue even when you don't snore, are not over weight and no one has told them you that you stop breathing, get a sleep screener done. It's well worth the £50 to rent from hope2sleep. </p> I agree Zackary, and it would…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-15:6381638:Comment:538142017-07-15T20:51:55.533ZKath Hopehttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/KathHope
<p>I agree Zackary, and it would be good for GP's to have them then they would know who needs referring to a sleep clinic.</p>
<p>I agree Zackary, and it would be good for GP's to have them then they would know who needs referring to a sleep clinic.</p> It seems to me it would be mu…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-14:6381638:Comment:539042017-07-14T17:26:07.331ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>It seems to me it would be much cheaper for heath centres to have a home screener - in the long run...</p>
<p>It seems to me it would be much cheaper for heath centres to have a home screener - in the long run...</p> I hope that you are OK but st…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-14:6381638:Comment:536122017-07-14T15:41:43.810ZMilen Tenevhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/MilenTenev
<p>I hope that you are OK but still better to check it in advance as <span>sleep apnoea is very nasty, the symptoms could be hard to discover and even after discovering them it could be hard to relate. To tell you the truth I think that NHS must include this as regular 1 year exam, if not the full one at least they should give you a finger oxygen meter or something like that for a night.</span></p>
<p>I hope that you are OK but still better to check it in advance as <span>sleep apnoea is very nasty, the symptoms could be hard to discover and even after discovering them it could be hard to relate. To tell you the truth I think that NHS must include this as regular 1 year exam, if not the full one at least they should give you a finger oxygen meter or something like that for a night.</span></p> I appreciate the word of warn…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-14:6381638:Comment:536112017-07-14T15:28:04.990ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>I appreciate the word of warning - I will definitely make sure I get a sleep study soon. Really, I should have pushed harder for a sleep study a long time ago. It's not so easy to do when you don't feel up to battling the doctor or even going to an appointment. If it turns out the screener is correct, then I could have avoided many years of suffering. Fortunately, I don't think I have any health complications at this point - but your reply warns me that I shouldn't delay.</p>
<p>I appreciate the word of warning - I will definitely make sure I get a sleep study soon. Really, I should have pushed harder for a sleep study a long time ago. It's not so easy to do when you don't feel up to battling the doctor or even going to an appointment. If it turns out the screener is correct, then I could have avoided many years of suffering. Fortunately, I don't think I have any health complications at this point - but your reply warns me that I shouldn't delay.</p> Zackary, my sleep apnoea is c…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-14:6381638:Comment:537052017-07-14T14:27:25.478ZMilen Tenevhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/MilenTenev
<p>Zackary, my sleep apnoea is caused by side effect of sinus surgery - my soft tissue in the throat got more swollen after the surgery. I lived for a year without realizing this because I didn't experience any sleep desire during the day. Even after it was confirmed after the mentioned 1 year period during an after-surgery 3D X-ray scan I still didn't took care because I didn't feel any sleep problems. Only after another half a year I started experiencing all sleep apnoea side effects.…</p>
<p>Zackary, my sleep apnoea is caused by side effect of sinus surgery - my soft tissue in the throat got more swollen after the surgery. I lived for a year without realizing this because I didn't experience any sleep desire during the day. Even after it was confirmed after the mentioned 1 year period during an after-surgery 3D X-ray scan I still didn't took care because I didn't feel any sleep problems. Only after another half a year I started experiencing all sleep apnoea side effects. Unfortunately during this time I was relocating to different countries so I decided to postpone the exam. This mistake cause me the following - gaining 25 kilos on my already overweight body, increase in my blood pressure and heart rate, pre-diabetes diagnose and practically sleep-living through the day + 12-15 hours of sleeping during the weekends.</p>
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<p>So I suggest you to take the sleep study no matter what. </p> I saw on a thread, I think on…tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2017-07-14:6381638:Comment:537042017-07-14T14:14:53.221ZZackary Allnutthttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/ZackaryAllnutt
<p>I saw on a thread, I think on here, the recommendation to score in terms of how much you want to sleep rather then your likelihood of actually doing it.</p>
<p>I saw on a thread, I think on here, the recommendation to score in terms of how much you want to sleep rather then your likelihood of actually doing it.</p>