Came round to be told I'd been fitted with a stent twixt kidney and bladder.
No exercise allowed, that extended to "don't lift or carry a shopping bag", asked if dog walks were allowed, "yes".
Appointment given of 9th October for stent removal and potential laser in / hoovering of any fragments of stone remaining.
Found that dog walks are not on, unless I go at the pace of a slug.
My "output" changes from cider to apple & raspberry, told that's too much exercise making the stent rub on my tubes!
So really looking forward to the 9th I'm contacted on Thursday morning by my surgeon's PA who tells me I'm being bumped to 26th due to an emergency case!
Now I'm the last person to obstruct an emergency, but can't quite see why another non urgent case couldn't be bumped instead, ( i. e. Someone whose waiting for their initial lasering), and I said so. All my autumn, work, social, rugby club fund raising, allotment and home maintenance commitments mucked up. e.g. no digging until mid November. The PA said she'd discuss it with the surgeon and get back to me.
Friday lunchtime I've heard nothing and chase her, oh yes the discussion has taken place and best case is I'll be done on the 9th, but worst case is it'll be 26th still, because the laser machine is broken!
Victor Meldreth moment, "I don't belieeeve it!"
Friday 6pm she rings back, the laser has been fixed, you need to have blood and swabs done tomorrow!
This needle phobic has now managed second ever blood test, first unaccompanied and is praying nothing else goes wrong between now and Friday
