Hello,
Sorry I need abit of advice as I'm due to have Rectocele and cystocele repair. I had my last consultation with my surgeon back in August 2015 had my pre op assessment in September. I was told I would be in for surgery around December and I'm still waiting, I spoke to someone at the gynea waiting list team today and they said I'm not even on the list yet as they are so far behind. I completely understand that they are busy and their are woman out there a lot worse then me it's just that walking and lifting is becoming a real pain and I'm sick of taking co dydramol which blocks me up when I already struggle to go to the toilet for a bm.
Sorry for ranting I just wondered if anybody had any advice as I'm starting feel like I'm moaning all the time to my husband.
Thankyou for reading xx
NHS guidelines state you shouldn't be on the waiting list for more than 18 weeks if you wait longer then the hospital will be downgraded when it's next inspected.
Hello thankyou for replying is that 18 weeks from when I see my surgeon xx
Just to add because your pre op assessment was September you'll almost certainly need to have another one before your operation because it's been so long. Did you speak to the consultants secretary?
Yes I spoke to my consultants secretary who advised me to contact gynea waiting list team, she told me that I am 8 weeks past what should of been my operation time and I should have a date asap but then when I spoke to the gynea waiting list team she said there really back logged and unsure of a date.
That's not good at all. You could always write a letter of complaint to the Chief Executive because changes are he/she won't have any idea what's going on.
would going to speak to my gp help in any way?
It could but only if he's prepared to write to the consultant and asking for your admission to be brought forward because your condition is much worse.
Thankyou for your advice I'll try and get an appointment with my gp see if they can help x
It's worth a try. Good luck and keep in touch
Thankyou and I will do 😊
I'm not sure how bad yours is but a V brace might help you until you have your surgery.
That's not really good enough..bless you ..I went to my gp in beginning of Nov had an app to see consultant 2,weeks later had my pre-opp 2 weeks after that had my opp done 2, weeks later..you most certainly need another pre-op like matron said..good luck keep us posted 😊
Morning, so I've spoken to my gp and he says there's nothing I can do about delayed surgery. He has prescribed me some new pain killers and said just to keep in contact with the hospital.
Sorry to hear that. I would still write to the CEO expressing your concerns that they are not meeting waiting list guidelines.
Thankyou, I'm going to look into doing that as I'm unsure where to start
At the beginning, the date you saw your GP, consultant, pre op. Then say the pre op was wasting your time and NHS time because now it will be out of date!! Any phone calls you've made, lack of communication from the hospital. Why are you having to contact them when it's their responsibility if waiting lists are longer than 18 weeks. Tell them how waiting is impacting on your life and your family. Say you want timescales. How long are you going to have to wait? Does that help?
That's great thankyou 😊
Hi what is the actual recovery time after this surgery please I'm a debate with some one about it 😳