Re: Between a rock and a hard place

[Guest guest]

I've had another thought, why don't you ring him and say that I have let

you have all the details about the operation that he sent me and in an

effort to speed things up a bit, you want to book a date. Tell him when

you want the operation, i.e. July, and see what he says.

By the way, what reason did Mr Fiennes give you for not going abroad?

Love

Janet

PS watch out for those traffic lights.

At 01:12 16/05/99 +0100, you wrote:

>

>

>Hi all

>

>Having spoken to Janet whilst she was in Lyon I decided that France, rather

>than London, was my best option...I have spent a whole week attempting to

>get a response from Dr Frering, the French surgeon....I have faxed him a

>letter in English, faxed him the same letter in French, (he told me that his

>email hasn't worked for a month! and that he prefers people to fax him [if

>my email went down for a month I would have a nervous break down!]) I have

>briefly spoken to him twice and on each occasion he said that he would send

>a fax back to me, within a few days, with information about the operation

>but he didn't....as the week went on I got increasingly despondent

>especially as I wasn't getting any where - my work suffered as I fretted and

>I absent mindedly ran through a set of red traffic lights risking 3 points

>on my drivers licence!

>

>In the midst of my despair I decided to email Mr Fiennes, the British

>surgeon, just to let him know that I was considering alternative options and

>to vent about NHS delays...Mr Fiennes promptly responded to let me know that

>part-funding for me to have the procedure in the UK had been approved [but

>how long is a piece of string in terms of my actually getting the op]; and

>that he would prefer it if I didn't go abroad. He also wanted to know any

>information that I could give him on the cost of the French procedure.

>

>Obviously Dr Frering is inundated with work...goodness knows if he will ever

>get back to me. Meanwhile, the option of being a UK guinea pig is one,

>tiny, step closer....

>

>Dorit I know what you're going through!

>

>

>Ronke

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Janet

Why is Mr Fiennes not keen for me to go abroad - Well the funding for

treatment on the NHS has been approved and Mr Fiennes says that " I need

intelligent committed patients to help me improve things for the

others.... " . Basically he needs committed guinea pigs!

Anyway, I've decided to pursue both avenues with vigour and which ever comes

through first is what I intend to go with....

Ronke

Re: Between a rock and a hard place

>

>

> I've had another thought, why don't you ring him and say that I have let

> you have all the details about the operation that he sent me and in an

> effort to speed things up a bit, you want to book a date. Tell him when

> you want the operation, i.e. July, and see what he says.

>

> By the way, what reason did Mr Fiennes give you for not going abroad?

>

> Love

> Janet

>

> PS watch out for those traffic lights.

>

>

> At 01:12 16/05/99 +0100, you wrote:

> >

> >

> >Hi all

> >

> >Having spoken to Janet whilst she was in Lyon I decided that France,

rather

> >than London, was my best option...I have spent a whole week attempting to

> >get a response from Dr Frering, the French surgeon....I have faxed him a

> >letter in English, faxed him the same letter in French, (he told me that

his

> >email hasn't worked for a month! and that he prefers people to fax him

[if

> >my email went down for a month I would have a nervous break down!]) I

have

> >briefly spoken to him twice and on each occasion he said that he would

send

> >a fax back to me, within a few days, with information about the operation

> >but he didn't....as the week went on I got increasingly despondent

> >especially as I wasn't getting any where - my work suffered as I fretted

and

> >I absent mindedly ran through a set of red traffic lights risking 3

points

> >on my drivers licence!

> >

> >In the midst of my despair I decided to email Mr Fiennes, the British

> >surgeon, just to let him know that I was considering alternative options

and

> >to vent about NHS delays...Mr Fiennes promptly responded to let me know

that

> >part-funding for me to have the procedure in the UK had been approved

[but

> >how long is a piece of string in terms of my actually getting the op];

and

> >that he would prefer it if I didn't go abroad. He also wanted to know

any

> >information that I could give him on the cost of the French procedure.

> >

> >Obviously Dr Frering is inundated with work...goodness knows if he will

ever

> >get back to me. Meanwhile, the option of being a UK guinea pig is one,

> >tiny, step closer....

> >

> >Dorit I know what you're going through!

> >

> >

> >Ronke

> >

> >

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