Friday 18th August is biopsy round two. A second visit to the rectal verge to collect tissue to enable an accurate diagnosis and decide on the medical approach. Last week’s attempt using gas and air for pain relief failed to gather enough mate...
Last weeks biopsy failed to gather enough tissue to progress a treatment plan and this afternoon I am off to day surgery at Musgrove Park for another go, this time under general anaesthetic. This will allow a surgeon to remove what they need without...
The Rectal Verge is not a grassy bank close to the Vicarage. It is unlikely to be the scene of an untimely and mysterious death in Midsommer Murders. It is though, a rather difficult to survey and access area of the bottom, where the anus joins the r...
7am Friday 14th July 2023
It’s the waiting that’s killing me. It might just do that.
After a sleepless night may not be the most coherent time to hit the keyboard, this essay may get no further than our laptop. If it does, apologies if it...
The benefits of hindsight eh?
2023 started to shape up between Christmas 2022 and New Year. Number one son was heading back to Cardiff after spending Christmas with us. The now normal rail strikes destroyed the timetable for his return journey, and ...
