Great news Chris - sorry about the scenery though ;))
Your medical team sure are wonderful, lucky you. I had a good rheumy in the UK, knew where a good orthopod was to be found (found too late for my shoulder surgery, where the surgeon had put in a too large prothesis, still give me problems, he also stuffed in a huge great anchor, which causes even more problems). My gastro guy was great at his job (superb, sans doubt) but he kept trying to push 'his' rheumy colleague at me, whom I had already seen, who lost his temper, flung my X-Rays at the viewer, why? Cause he had a pvt patient waiting outside, who in fact should not have been there (but in the pvt hhospital, not HNS!) Had a lovely optho consultant, an exceptional GP (whom I'd had to change to, huzzah for the find) after my initial GP at new address/part of the UK, refused to arrange consultations for rheumy nor for a gastro - let alone for owt else. So, turns out I had pre-cancer polyp's and 'needed' to see a rheumy. None of anyone liaised with theh other. One had to get on with it on one's own
As for France. have already posted on the dire, but dire gastro histoire - lucky I survived the anaesthetic with all that liquid in my gut. And still no one confers with the other. This in spite of a 'paper' by one rehumatologist that this is a desired point to be aimed for. So I mentioned this 'point' to 'the' prof, who came back with: 'You are not serious, 'we' have No time for that.' Great response, not.
GP here does not understand that different surgeons perform different specialisms: no, shoulder does not 'do' wrist, nor yet elbow, and so it goes on. The 'one' surgeon cures all mentaliaty aint acceptable! 'Smile'.
Dunno 'what' I'd do in yr like situation, your amazing good fortune just aint available over here, well, not on the health system in my region of France anyways. Though, I do have high hopes for the hospitals in Tink's region: both have excellent reputations and very good websites. I gotta move I reckon...<LOL>
Go well Chris. Am *Delighted for you. And again, congrats to your wonderful medical team and to you - take care - not 'too' much scenery all at once!
