Wednesday 6th August 2008

The day started early, around 6am when the nurses come round, make their checks, take his blood pressure and temperature etc.   He reaches for his tobacco again the minute they are out of sight.  Breakfast is delivered at 8am and enough is provided for us both.  The doctor does his rounds later and pronounces Derek fit enough to leave as soon as the catheter has been removed.  A short while later a nurse arrives and takes out all his drips and then the catheter.  It is heart rendering to hear a grown man cry!!  Somehow, I think that nurse is not his favourite person.  Now another long wait, as we can’t leave until Derek’s notes have been written up and first the Doctor has to finish in his clinic.  At two o’ clock we finally have the notes and can leave.  On the way out, we make an appointment with Dr Gomez for the following Wednesday to get the results of the biopsy.

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