# Second opinions - how do people go about getting one?

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**Created:** [19 October 2026 15:45 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/second-opinions-how-do-people-go-about-getting-one/47681 "2026-10-19T15:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![TressaStroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@TressaStroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/TressaStroke)\
**Post date:** [19 October 2026 15:45 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/second-opinions-how-do-people-go-about-getting-one/47681/1 "2026-10-19T15:45:44Z")

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The idea of getting another view before a big operation seems obviously sensible, and yet almost everyone I ask says they did not bother. The practical obstacles are not clinical - it is getting the imaging to someone else, finding the right person, and paying for it. Has anyone actually done this, and was it worth the effort?

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**Author:** ![EmeraldEyes](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/user_avatar/onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/emeraldeyes/32/17831_2.png) [@EmeraldEyes](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/EmeraldEyes)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2026 12:42 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/second-opinions-how-do-people-go-about-getting-one/47681/2 "2026-10-22T12:42:38Z")

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I know of people who’ve gone private for the diagnoses and then referred back to the NHS for treatment. That is becoming a more common practice, if you can afford it.

Lorraine