Woman from Leeds unable to get surgery as 6 million affected by NHS backlog
Keisha Meek suffers with endometriosis and needs surgery urgently
Last updated 6th Jan 2022
With a record of 6 million people now on NHS waiting lists for planned treatment, Keisha Meek, from Leeds, West Yorkshire is among those suffering due to the NHS backlog.
Keisha suffers with endometriosis and the condition has spread to other parts of her body, but has unable to get the surgery she needs.
'Its impacted my quality of life'
She revealed how its affected her quality of life as well as mental health.
She said:
"Having the disease myself I find it quite concerning especially whilst I'm waiting for surgery. The disease has spread to my lungs which is causing tissue and organ damage.
"It’s impacted the quality of my life and its massively affected my mental health because of that anxiety of not knowing when my surgery is going to be."
Keisha has since created a support group to help women like herself who suffers with endometriosis, she marked the four year anniversary on social media:
Keisha went on to say how the backlog is affecting her local GPs:
"There's a level of frustration and anxiety from my GP.
"The doctor said I needed surgery urgently, but there's nothing they can do to escalate that surgery.
"Its sad to see the frustration and pain from their side, they’re seeing their patients suffer and there’s noting they can do."