Admission Day

12 March 2003 - The day finally arrived, I rang the ward on the morning to check if the bed was available and the Sister said 'yes' so we set off for the hospital. When we arrived, the nurse showed us to the day room until the room was ready.

During the day, I had a blood test done and then in the afternoon, the Anaesthetist came and we discussed what was going to be happening the following day. The staff nurse then came to see me, made a detailed note of my personal details, and gave me my name band. My Consultant came to see me on the evening and we all had a long discussion about the operation and the recovery process.