Follow up appointment post surgery

I had my pathology report by phone about 8 weeks post surgery.I have my first PSA and  follow up appointment end of this month,  8 months post surgery.  I pretty much put it out of my mind in the waiting period, I expect the few days before I might have a little apprehension.  Figuring if they were in no rush to see me this must be good, it would have been more alarming had they rushed me in for an urgent appointment!

That does seem rather long.

I had my first PSA check six weeks post surgery for a full face to face consultation at eight weeks, when I got full pathology feedback.

I’m not too sure what the routine cycle is for PSA tests beyond that point, because I then joined a clinical trial. As part of that trial, for the first year I had full bloods done every six months with just PSA checks at the other quarterly anniversary.

Having made it unscathed to eighteen months, I am now on half yearly follow ups, again including full face to face consultations as part of the trial, which lasts for five years.

Coming back to your original question, I do think you are being asked to wait too long. The eight weeks for me was purgatory. An extra month would have been too much. But I do know that there is significant variation depending on which NHS Trust you fall under.