I'm going into hospital for the day on Monday 10th, for what I hope is the final bout of heart surgery and I need a hug!!!

The operation is an ablation, to remove extra electrical impulses in the heart that causes it to beat irregularly, speed up for no reason or just generally bugger about. It causes all sorts of things from dizzy spells, fainting, lack of oxygen, chest pains and risk of stroke.

It's a common procedure, nothing dramatic about it, no cracking open the chest or waving little electric paddles about, but it's still a big deal to me..... It's done under local anaesthetic, the points of entry are the femoral veins, and they are using both.... Last time it was just one, and that bruised spectacularly. Two should be ... interesting!

All being well, I shall be home on Monday afternoon/evening and probably compost mentis by Tuesday.

LTS