Hospital tomorrow Monday 13th June

I am to be admitted for surgery first thing tomorrow morning. Glenfield Hospital is on the outskirts of Leicester on the A50 and a few miles from the M1. Unfortunately, only Orange mobile phones work. So once I start recovery from surgery I will try and establish phone contact on a temporary Orange mobile. I will not give the number until I am convinced it works.

Thanks for the many good wishes I have received already. I will try and post news of developments on here as and when I can. Visiting is tightly controlled by the staff as the risk of infection is ever present and the ward is -during the day at least - a working environment both for staff and patients who are mobilising.

I spent more than five months in the ward last year so I know many of the staff and the various routines and rituals that exist in all complex health care systems. I have a high regard for the surgical, nursing and health care assistants. I will try and capture something of this on the blog as the days go by.

I hope to be home within two weeks.

Thanks once again.