BBCTracey Meechan’s pain from an ovarian cyst is so severe she can’t bend over – she relies on her children to help her put her shoes and socks on.
Every day the 41-year-old wakes up and wonders if any new symptoms are going to appear.
She has been on an “urgent” NHS waiting list for surgery for 100 weeks and now feels “forgotten”.
As the latest NHS Scotland waiting times data is due to be published, Mrs Meechan told BBC Scotland News that the wait for treatment has affected every part of her life.
‘It’s a drudge’
She said: “I can’t live my life to the fullest. I can’t do the activities I want to do with my kids. I can’t do the job that I love.
“I was signed off work at the end of January as a home carer because of the pain and the physicality of my job – I can’t do it.
“My mental health has declined. This has…