I had my gallbladder removed a few days ago. My admission time was 7am so I was hopeful that I might get seen on the early side. It turned into a longer than expected wait. I was initially given a time of 9-9:30am and I was ready. There had been a flurry of activity early on with assessments with the nurse and visits from the anaesthetist and surgeon, so it felt like it was imminent. When the nurse came back I thought I was ready to go but it was to tell me they had rejigged

Well, the UK is unbearably hot again. I've been coping pretty well, for the most part. I'm grateful for that but I hate the attending...