Dear NHS I take it all back. You have absolutely blown me away this week. Let’s forget the trolley night of last week.

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This week Monday: AWESOME Dr MICROBIOLOGY rang. Listened. Read history. Made decisions. ( Dipstick rang too. Hopelessly vague ).

Tuesday spent the day in hospital London. You may remember the Infectious Diseases clinic ( ID) is in Tropical Diseases. Above the STD Clinic and the aptly named ‘Freedom’ condom shop.

Tuesday ID taught me how to draw up new type of antibiotics. Then I walked round to main building for day surgery. New midline inserted into arm. Then back to ID to self administer dose 1of 30. Load up with 120 syringes needles phials wipes sharps box flushes etc. Then home.

Daily phone calls. named nurse. Direct phone line. Saves time. Saves worry. Keeps me safe and out of hospital. It’s about the communication

Check.

Needed more posiflush so … a courier was sent to deliver.

Absolutely brilliant amazing fabulous NHS. THANKYOU ! It’s working. Pewky. But bladder calm. Phew.

I have a bed. Water. Food. Meds. Antibiotics. Nice loo. And clean. I’m ok…..and behind the scenes is Jerome. He who made the link with ID. He who has the ability to send an Exocet up where the sun don’t shine. Dipstick says he cannot interfere re the failing SNS. He says the MDT about my MRI ( as in report of possible infection site), is months ahead. Indeed next urology appointment is 2023. How does a patient cope with that delay? But Jerome behind the scenes maybe can reassure. Please.