Hospital stay

Tomorrow I go into hospital for what's described as a routine operation on my prostate gland. Thankfully the day has come, but I was a little perturbed to read in the local paper that a ward at the hospital has the c-diff bug lurking in there. When mentioning it to someone this morning, she said, "Well, you've got the percentages in your favour!". I suppose I have.

The actual operation is considered reasonably easy. Apart from picking up something I haven't already got, I'm not looking forward to potential constipation (from the food!) and headaches (from living temporarily in a hermetically sealed environment!). I got both last time. Although the food is not cordon bleu, I will eat it, as the thought of contributing to the £14 million national hospital food wastage bill is not so appetising in that sense. The food is no better or worse than school dinners of the 1960's.

So I will be off the air for a few days. It will give me time to contemplate the rest of my blog changes.

Be back soon!

Posted in: hospitals,NHS,prostate