The standards here are different in many ways to the NHS in UK but the speed and the quality of care were excellent. The waiting area has these in it.
I was checked in having had Chest X-ray, Blood tests and blood pressure in 20 mins, and placed in a private room. With ECG a little later. Most patients have a "companion" to help out and there is a bed for them too.
There was also no food or drink supplied so make sure these are taken with you if you go.
To be honest I didn't sleep much - I never do in hospitals, but that was Ok.
Next morning I was awoken at 6:30 AM for a quick shave ... and not of my face!
There was also an enema just to round things off.
I was delighted to get a visit from Haim and another fellow sufferer(?) just before theatre. This cheered me up a great deal. The support group out here of fellow sufferers is very strong! It's also multi National... with over 15 countries now on the listed of "treated"
However the op was scheduled for 9am and at 8:50 I was duly taken to the theatre!
Again standards are different but there were 5/6 staff there and I was sedated with a spinal anaesthetic while the op took place. It was strange for me to be awake throughout as I have had very many ops in the UK but always under a general anaesthetic.
However, there was no pain whatsoever and I was soon back in the room.
What was a little alarming is that I had no control at all of my body from the waist down for some 8 hours or so! That was certainly disconcerting.
However my wife Fiona came in to sit with me most of the day and all was well. Dr Bhat came in at night to explain what had been done, what was to be done and to say "due my age!!" I was to stay another night in hospital.
Next morning bright and early I was discharged and the Dr's own driver brought me back to the hotel.
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