Friday 28 September 2018

The Good Old NHS II


I was 2nd on the list for my thumbotomy operation yesterday morning and out of hospital by 13:30. However the head transplant had complications - the head rejected me and the original had to be reattached, much to Hay's chagrin.


From start to finish - Zimbabwean nurse, Irish registrar (southern, by his accent), Greek and Asian student medics, Spanish nurse, two more Zimbabwean nurses, English anaesthetist, black British surgeon. Where would we be without these wonderful people?

Apparently my thumb was nearly ripped off and there was more soft tissue damage than at first thought, so as you can see, they gave me a replacement, blue-foam arm instead. 3 months for a complete recovery, although it will soak up water for the rest of my life...


6 comments:

Roger said...

The foam rubber arm will make lifting your drink tricky. You seem to have a lot of paraphernalia for a walk in thumb job: did you give them grief and they took revenge?

Chairman Bill said...

Had to be done under a general anaesthetic. Nerve block wasn't available and it only works in 9/10 cases.

Steve Borthwick said...

Get well soon CB! - you'll need to investigate some voice-to-text technology so you can keep the blog going!

Chairman Bill said...

Hfryy hjj sdrty bvmk. Tyufd g K.

GeoffH said...

Get well soon (and that yellow peril??)

boromax said...

L...O...L...