by dmcff » 11 May 2016, 10:19
BB, the "batches" are apparently just batches of clinic appointments which the hospital issues periodically to the Choose & Book service. So basically I'm waiting for the new batch of appointments. "Waiting" is the operative word here, I guess...
I could have got an appointment sooner if I had chosen a hospital that had vacant slots, but I chose my local hospital, as I don't really want to travel longish distances to and from, and my local hospital doesn't have any slots that are free yet.
Also, I suppose I'm still trying to weigh up the pros and cons of surgical intervention. While I have pain almost every day and/or night, I'm also able to function fairly normally - go shopping, drive the car, visit the swimming pool, take a short walk in my neighbourhood, etc., and I don't want to do anything that might jeopardize that.
2014 Anal fissure
2015 CAT, EUA, sigmoidoscopy, 2 MRI
2016 Pain severe then moderate to low
2017 Moderate pain
2018 Physical therapy, pain management
2019-20 Living with it
2021 Still AF
2022 Therapy, meditation
2023 Pneumonia
2024 CT scan, MRI, ERCP