After a couple years of UTIs she asked if she could at least have a phone appointment with her urologist who just advised her get another urinalysis and call the advise nurse if she had any questions. After that came back positive, she just prescribed another round of antibiotics and told here there was no underlying condition to be concerned about. She asked her GP if he could refer her to another urologist who instead referred her to an OBGYN who prescribed a topical cream. It was yet another several years before her GP finally referred her to another urologist, who immediately ordered an ultrasound. She liked and trusted her GP, and despite her concerns, continued to trust his medical opinion.
The ultrasound was done the middle of last year and her surgery and subsequent hospital stay was in Jan or this year.