Perhaps you can just explain this to your thyroid?
I believe endocrinologists are extremely rare hires. My OH in Canada has a wait time of at least 18 months to be seen by hers, and it’s a long running joke that the appointment will be moved or cancelled as the doctor seems to be perpetually busy, on holiday or having kids. I think there is one for a region of about 1m people.
I was referred to an endocrinologist last July and won’t be seen until this July at the earliest 😭
Try Northern Ireland? Mine was for dermatology and no one would see me down here for no less than 6 months to a year away. I went north, got treated and biopsy results back within 6 week’s of calling them. I had to pay for all of it myself but health insurance wouldn’t have covered it anyway.
I guess you’ll just have to deal with your endocrine problems yourself!
Have you tried crystals?
Good job you’re patient.
The cheek of you requiring the health system.
Take up yoga and drink cats piss, it will cure you, or kill you. I’m not a doctor.
I’m currently on year 2 of 3 for the dermatologist in the hospital. Apparently it’s a 3 year waiting list.
They send me emails every 6 months asking if I still require to see one.
Its like theyre pushing us to go private.
Some specialities are severely fucked. ENT isn’t far behind this.
Look in to Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NIPHS) and Cross Border Directive (CBD). Please don’t wait around for 14 months when it comes to your health.
The HSE will do anything except hire the required staff. All the problems within the system could be solved if one single intelligent person was given the power to do so.
Piss take of a health system. We pay a nearly 20% of our exchequer returns on health yet we still have to go private for most treatments.
As a diabetic living in the US, I thought I had it bad but fuck this is awful. Sorry OP
the paper referrals in 2024 are the icing on the cake. A complete joke😂😂😂😂😂😂
Get referred to national gender clinic , 7 years min wait 🥴
Officially it’s 3 and a half but that’s bull , plus I’m made to split my healthcare in 3 different ways it’s so silly
Have a look into “The Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme” and ask your GP about it.
From my understanding you will need to pay for the treatment but you will be entitled to a good portion of it back from the HSE.
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Perhaps you can just explain this to your thyroid?
I believe endocrinologists are extremely rare hires. My OH in Canada has a wait time of at least 18 months to be seen by hers, and it’s a long running joke that the appointment will be moved or cancelled as the doctor seems to be perpetually busy, on holiday or having kids. I think there is one for a region of about 1m people.
I was referred to an endocrinologist last July and won’t be seen until this July at the earliest 😭
Try Northern Ireland? Mine was for dermatology and no one would see me down here for no less than 6 months to a year away. I went north, got treated and biopsy results back within 6 week’s of calling them. I had to pay for all of it myself but health insurance wouldn’t have covered it anyway.
I guess you’ll just have to deal with your endocrine problems yourself!
Have you tried crystals?
Good job you’re patient.
The cheek of you requiring the health system.
Take up yoga and drink cats piss, it will cure you, or kill you. I’m not a doctor.
I’m currently on year 2 of 3 for the dermatologist in the hospital. Apparently it’s a 3 year waiting list.
They send me emails every 6 months asking if I still require to see one.
Its like theyre pushing us to go private.
Some specialities are severely fucked. ENT isn’t far behind this.
[https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/options-while-on-a-waiting-list/](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/options-while-on-a-waiting-list/)
Look in to Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NIPHS) and Cross Border Directive (CBD). Please don’t wait around for 14 months when it comes to your health.
The HSE will do anything except hire the required staff. All the problems within the system could be solved if one single intelligent person was given the power to do so.
Piss take of a health system. We pay a nearly 20% of our exchequer returns on health yet we still have to go private for most treatments.
As a diabetic living in the US, I thought I had it bad but fuck this is awful. Sorry OP
the paper referrals in 2024 are the icing on the cake. A complete joke😂😂😂😂😂😂
Get referred to national gender clinic , 7 years min wait 🥴
Officially it’s 3 and a half but that’s bull , plus I’m made to split my healthcare in 3 different ways it’s so silly
Have a look into “The Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme” and ask your GP about it.
From my understanding you will need to pay for the treatment but you will be entitled to a good portion of it back from the HSE.
Link: https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/options-while-on-a-waiting-list/#:~:text=Northern%20Ireland%20Planned%20Healthcare%20Scheme,-Treatment%20in%20Northern&text=You%20get%20treatment%20that%20is,treatment%20in%20a%20private%20setting.
Wishing you all the best!!