I\'ve Thought It Through
Me and my Mum sat down this morning and went through the positives and negatives of fighting for this NHS funding for the private hospital or readily accepting the NHS hospital in London if needed.We soon realized that the more we looked at the private option...the more problems we came across:1) If NHS agree to fund...it would have a time limit.2) If NHS agreed to pay for inpatient care for however many weeks, there would be nothing to fund treatment once released. That means no outpatient care. We would be in the same position as we are now except I would have put on weight and therefore not be seen as urgent anyway. I couldn't after being in a private hospital, despite being offered an NHS unit...then go back to that clinic and say "would you have me as an outpatient now".3) If I relapsed after having no outpatient care...the NHS would not agree to pay it again. Once under the NHS hospital...I'll be there for as long as I need it.4) If it's confirmed I need inpatient care to the main hospital. Me and my family can visit the hospital and meet the staff before I'm admitted.5) When my Mum told my pdoc the name of the hospital, he said he knew it well and it's beautiful there.6) Although my family would not be able to participate in any family therapy sessions at the main hospital, they would be able to be involved once I became an outpatient instead.Overall, we realised that fighting for this NHS funding for the private hospital would have been a huge mistake and so today when I go and get my blood test results from my GP, we are telling him that I accept I will have to go into London for treatment.It feels like a huge weight liften of my shoulders as I know that if needed, I know exactly where I'll be going and so it will all move very quickly.
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