Multi Disciplinary Team ( MDT) . My very awesome friend , Patsie to my Edina of AbFab. She always chose which battles to fight. In her last months she insisted she attend her hospital MDT on the day she was listed. Permission was refused. Not willing ( ever!) to take no for an answer she of course managed to attend and explain her condition in person. Arguing the case that only she could summarise her situation accurately.
My own pathetic attempts to go to the MDT this week, let alone hear the results reminded me that I miss Patsie more than ever. Whatever would she have made of lockdown?
In short. Monday I was on the MDT list. I had been told about it by the ‘12 year old’urology manager. He’s so nice. He was alarmed that as I was in fact in the hospital that day, I had suggested I come. Perish the thought!

My appointment was in Infectious Dieases ( ID) the seedy building I’ve oft described. The homeless of Tottenham Court Road have begun to live on the pavement outside. The stinky smells makewearing a mask sheer unexpectedly helpful.
Mrs ID awesome consultant that she is, ushered me in. Explained all she had done to try to sort out all the ologies. She sorted double dose of antibiotics for the latest infection. Chatted explained updated.
By Friday not knowing the result of the MDT I tentatively emailed Dipstick. He, I knew, had been in attendance at said MDT. He replied. ‘ I’ve taken over your case. I’ve listed you for new SNS* it will not be this year.

*SNS Sacral Nerve Stimulator ie Bladder implant, which ran out of charge a year ago.

And that’s it! So good news. SNS change agreed. Goodness knows when. But what about the many unanswered questions. Suprapubic? In? Out? New? Old? Antibiotics? Plan? Treatment? FFS. OMG.
What about telling the patient what the MDT concluded?. Not even the 12yo manager knew. Does it not occur to anyone that the patient might just be a tiny bit interested in what has been planned?
Patsie. You would have raised merry hell.

WTF. Our favourite beach in Cornwall is WIDEMOUTH Webelong to the beach cleaning after-storm-detritus gathering group. Called : Widemouth Task Force. Known as WTF of course.

Jerome pointed out: SNS is an anagram of the acronym NO SHIT SHERLOCK !