I'm from Durham and had all three of my surgeries done at the University Hospital in Durham so only down the road from Newcastle. I'm around 6 months post-op, I do experience urgency but it's not that bad through the day, gets more noticeable in the evening when everything is ready to come out my system. I'm trying not to let this get me down as there's still room for improvement, some people take a year or even more to see the full benefits. I only go around 4 or 5 times a day and I'm now down to just two Imodium tablets per day as well. Consistency is alright and as it should be if I watch what I eat (I love chocolate and tea so that tends to be why my consistency changes at times).