"Awaiting TURP"

After many visits to GP ended up in A+E with urine retention, I can tell you the wait in A+E was not a positive experience. This all occurred back in April, I was fitted with a catheter and sent on my merry way, only to attend my GP the next day, the Catheter had blocked, so back to A+E, eventually admitted to ward and catheter refitted, a few days of major discomfort, followed by discharge and informed I would need TURP and this would be 12 week wait. 12 weeks later still no sign of date for op however I have been for pre opp assessment, which if you ever get, means absolutely nothing with regards to being an indicator that you are actually getting near to a time that you would be contacted for your opp, I have called the Urology but information I received was a bit disappointing, I had set my target on the 12 weeks or at least somewhere near this period, I do understand my particular case may not have a high priority as it may not end my life, however it is impacting upon my work my mental health and physical well being. Have you ever sat at work at your desk and the sodding tap opens? ? ? I can assure you not a pleasant experience. Any way I have been informed that it will likely be end of August into September before I will have the op, given that I already had been informed of a 12 week wait I am not confident that this new wait will actually result in any operation.

All in all so far not very positive.