title: A personal experience.
abstract: I recently had an elective procedure and was a patient for nine days within an acute hospital. The operation was technically brilliant as I had a laparoscopic procedure for a major intervention thereby avoiding the large incision and debilitation that can bring. The care I received was very good but unfortunately I had a human response to the procedure and began to succumb to some textbook complications. However, I am very much on the mend and a big thank you to all the staff that looked after me so well.
authors.affiliation: president@afpp.org.uk
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coates
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D012956:Societies, Nursing