After being told at the end of 2021 I was going to have my bad kidney removed, I finally have a date for my operation.
It’s taken longer than planned to get here though, due to my breathlessness. I’ve had to have a raft of tests and appointments before given the go ahead from the surgeon and anaesthetist.
Hardly a glowing review when the letter from the chest specialist states “He’s as good as he’s going to get”.
So Friday May 6th is the date. If all goes well it will be a robotic keyhole surgery and I’ll be home on the Saturday and start a 4 week road to recovery.
Sadly it means I’m not going to be fit for my motorbike trip in June so will try and plan something in September.
I’m now reading and watching as much as I can about the surgery, the risks, the recovery. I don’t mind admitting that I’m quite scared. Even though I’ve had surgeries before, this seems to be the biggest, and with most risk. This one is the most enlightening and by the surgeon who will be doing my operation.
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