I just discovered I have a big operation booked first thing tomorrow, and a kidney transplant that will start after […]

A discussion with other medical staff here has led me to defend my med-blogging and social media presence once more […]

Yesterday I took part in a major vascular operation, one of the biggest we offer. The two skilled surgeons between […]

I keep planning to write here, but everything I want to write about is terribly depressing. I am sitting at […]

One of the baby’s first sentences was “Mummy at work” MrJ (3) knows what the indications for below knee amputation […]

A patient apologized for the fact that her emergency, leg saving operation didn’t finish until after 3am. I was lost […]

Me: We have to lower your blood pressure quite aggressively to treat your condition. Patient: I’m not sure it’s correct […]

Popular media tells us that surgeons are taught their chops (Boom-tish!) by being thrown in the deep end – surgery […]

I woke up this morning, my first lazy morning at home in about 3 weeks (at least until I had […]

We have had a vascular vacation recently on our unit. Few inpatients, some under 50. At one point we only […]