article_snippet: A grandmother made the bid through A grandmother doctor, who agreed A grandmother would benefit from the treatment , which would cost NHS £11,000.
article_snippet: Mrs Wood, of Midhurst, West Sussex, has been forced to give up A grandmother job working with special needs children while A grandmother continues to battle NHS for the treatment.
article_snippet: A grandmother added: 'I was told that my best bet of getting the operation is to move to an area where NHS provides it - it's a postcode lottery. '
article_snippet: It would cost the NHS £11, 000, with a continuing cost of around £300 a year to remeasure Mrs Wood Doctors leg and create a new compression garment if there is a change in size.
article_snippet: A spokesperson at NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group, said: 'A spokesperson at NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group are very sorry to hear Mrs Wood's concerns, and A spokesperson at NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group do understand the difficult situation that patients are in when patients come to A spokesperson at NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group for individual funding. '
article_snippet: There are treatments and drugs that we do not routinely fund, but which we know, and understand, that patients and their families want to look into and explore as a possible solution to their medical needs. '
article_snippet: To enable this, people are able to apply for individual funding through people clinicians. '
article_snippet: Now, Mrs Wood's is trying to raise £2,500 to get a machine to massage Mrs Wood's leg but has so far raised just £220.
article_snippet: To contact or donate to Mrs Wood's cause, please email Mrs Wood's at maryannwood@hotmail.co.uk.