Confessions of a GP, by Dr Benjamin Daniels (Pseudonym), provides a light hearted look into the day to day life of a British doctor working in general practice. The book starts with the young Benjamin’s aspirations. His desire to be the hero of the moment. Being called upon to perform an emergency tracheotomy with nothing [...]

Saturday my sister invited me to join her and the monsters that inhabit the bodies of my niece and nephew to Itchen Valley County Park. I was really in the mood to get out and about and love spending time with her and the kids so leapt at the chance. It was a bit dull [...]

I received more positive news on the medical front yesterday from my respiratory consultant in the form of a letter concerning the last CT scan I had done. Which I understand to mean the lumps have shrunk to the point they are not a concern. He goes on to say that he would like to [...]

So today I headed into London for a meeting with my boss and HR to discuss the “Return to work plan” that had been drawn up. It felt strange driving to the train station after 18 months of not doing so, but I wasn’t surprised to find it hadn’t changed much. Sure they are knocking [...]

Yesterday I went to see my respiratory consultant at Spire Clare Park Hospital. He hadn’t had the opportunity to review my CT scan results in depth, but will be doing so over the next week. We had a good chat about how I am feeling, which for the record is a lot better than I [...]

With my health slowly returning to normal I have been trying to catch up with a few of those jobs around the house that have been neglected, including my “Garage Project“. Now my “Garage Project” is not a new project. It’s a project that dates back to the day I moved into the house and [...]