Penile Doppler Tests UK

[splitpeach]

I did a private consultation with Dr Rowland Rees in London last week.

He has referred me for an MRI + Ultrasound with Caverject. Total cost £1,200+! Stomach nearly hit the floor when I read the quote.

£450+ for the Ultrasound and £774 for the MRI. Makes no sense to me lol. I'm now desperately trying to get my Irish insurance to cover the cost of doing these tests in England.

You're based in Ireland? What's the public health system there? Why can't you use NHS or the Irish health system to just do these tests/then continue on with surgery with Rees?

I have public and private health care in Republic of Ireland but they don't do penis MRIs in Republic of Ireland.

I also have an address in Northern Ireland (UK) and I have an NHS GP there but how would I get him to refer me to London for an MRI? I don't think he would do that. I only ever consulted with him once, 2 years ago, and he wasn't very sound. I don't want to imagine how the conversation would go if I called in and asked him to get the NHS to pay for my MRI in England.

Just do the Doppler and MRI in NI then. Its not the GP doing it. He'll refer to the NI hospital for them and then take the results to Rees

[Irish Lad 34]

They don't do the penis MRI in NI either, only London. I'd have to ask him to give me an NHS referral for it in London. Maybe I should do that, I wonder if he'll have any objection to referring me, he probably will.

[Unhappy60]

In my case my doctor would not refer me to get the doppler the Ed nurse could not either but the Ed nurse could refer me to an andrology clinic where I could get it done hopefully