Emergency Access To Treatment At Another Hospital

[sheribee]

Hope someone can help.
I had a miscarriage just over 2 wks ago, and was scanned this saturday and found to have retained products, I was told I needed an operation to removed these, however, due to a past experience I need to avoid a general anaesthetic, as it made me ill for months afterwards after increasing my irregular heart beats.
I want the procedure as i am in pain, and feel terrible, but the hospital say I have to have it under general.
I have searched online and quite a few other hospitals offer the same or similar procedure done under a spinal or local anaesthetic, which i would like.
My gp tells me that he isnt allowed to refer me for emergency treatment at another hospital, but surely I am entitled to have treatment at any NHS hospital am i not?
Can anyone please help, I would be happy to travel anywhere. If i just turned up at one of the hospitals that offer the procedures a&e department would they have to treat me. I am symptomatic, as i pain, on antibiotics and feel terrible.
I need this procedure doing asap, but need to avoid the general anaesthetic, as i now have children and cant risk being so ill again this time following a general.
Thanks in advance :)

[sheribee]

My doctor said at the time that the general could have caused my heart to go back to its irregular rhythm, it is not harmful but very very uncomfortable.
I was not stressed by having the operation last time, and woke up with the irregular rhythm, after having only mild irregular rhythm in the weeks leading up to it.

[bednobs]

have you tried marie stopes?

[sheribee]

Just looked at Marie stopes, that all seems to be abortion related. They do the procedure I need, but its for abortion, not for retained products.

[ummmm]

Sheribee...I know it sounds horrible but the medics call it abortion albeit a naturally occurring one. It's the same procedure.

[sheribee]

I couldnt find anything on theyre website that referred to post miscarriage or post abortion treatment :(
If I was in London I could go to Guys and St Thomas' as they do the exact procedure i need :( and thats on NHS.

[bednobs]

marie stopes is free too.
Why don't you give them a call, explain your situation and see?
Or contact PALS at your local hospital

[sheribee]

Just an update really....
Had a scan today, still all the retained products left inside.
The doctor i saw today was fab and she called the consultant and anaesthetist. Both agreed to do an evacuation procedure under spinal anaesthetic, and im booked in this Friday x

[Mamyalynne]

Good to hear, I wish you well.

[marval]

All the best sheribee.

[furrypusscat]

By persevering you got there in the end. Hope all goes well and also for a swift recovery.