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Operation over.
AShley returned toI C U at 2.15pm after 51/2 hours in surgery.
I phoned several times,the last time at 7.45 this evening, he was off the ventilator and just coming to,what relief for me!
And I gather there were no … Read more ...
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Home again
Just back.
Bringing forward surgery not pursued, not really likely to happen – I am not bad enough.
Put on an additional drug, though I am not sure it has made any difference. Had a bad day yesterday (test subsequently … Read more ...
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New Date
My operation will now be on the 5th July. A bit of a wait …
Taking it easy is getting very boring, but I have to be careful to avoid getting angina, which can be very unpleasant.
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Postponed
Got to Derriford, they started to deal with me, then the surgeon came to tell me they couldn’t do the op.
Intensive care was full because some people hadn’t recovered as quickly as expected and they had had to cancel … Read more ...
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Pre-Op Appointment
This morning. Dealt with by the nurse who will take the veins from my legs for the grafts.
Quite by chance it emerged that her father was in the army, she was born at BMH Rinteln (our children went to … Read more ...
Home Again
Came home yesterday afternoon.
Had increasing chest pain Tuesday evening so called the ambulance. They kept me in overnight as a precaution. Turned out only to be angina, rather than a heart attack, but it was persistent, only responding temporarily … Read more ...
Hospital Again
Angina became recurrent and very unpleasant. Hopefully they have found a way of stabilising it and I hope to be home again in a day or two.
Am being very well looked after.
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Overdid it
I overdid it yesterday – had visitors. Not feeling good today, but now gradually improving.
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Statistics
Been looking up stats about “my” surgeon. Looks as if he does about 200 ops per year and has an overall survival rate of about 98%
There is a lot of info on the Care Quality Commission site, and a … Read more ...
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