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Mr Barrie White 2013-06-12 Person 5 5 0

After spending several months suffering excruciating headaches, I had an MRI at The Nuffield Hospital in Derby. Although I was diagnosed with a chiari malformation, I was lucky that one of the consultants was not 100 percent happy with the diagnosis, and referred me to see Mr Barrie White. After looking at my MRI scan and listening carefully to my symptoms, Mr White knew straight away that I had suffered a spinal/brain leak. After consulting with his radiologists and after ordering a full brain/spinal MRI, this diagnosis was confirmed. I feel that if I had not been referred to Mr White, then my final diagnosis would have been incorrect. I have never felt that any doctor has been so empathetic and understanding. One of my own GPs even told me my headaches were nothing to worry about and I "would feel better when I was back at work' so to have someone who really listened to me and genuinely seemed concerned was a revelation. Mr White has gone beyond what I would expect from a busy consultant, informing me by post/ email of any developments relating to my scans over a 4 month period and responding to any questions I had via email. Although I haven't required any treatment as of yet, as I appear to be self-healing, if I ever require any treatment in the future I would only want to see Mr White. I only hope that if treatment were necessary, Mr White won't have retired! He is an amazing man, a top class consultant, and if necessary, I would travel across the country to see him!