Hi my name is Claire. I have been on the NHS waiting list for around eight months was told my operation would be July or August time but I’m still number 25 on the list so now it has moved to November December time I’m taking so many painkillers and worried about my liver so I’ve decided that I need to have this done urgently which has left me no choice but to go privately. I’m also having to give up work because I’m in just too much pain.