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This was followed by a period in James Paget Hospital for tests etc., with return visits at a later stage for Rehabilitation. In addition, there ere regular and frequent appointments with his GP. I had to go with him, because my husband still insisted that he was wasting the doctor's time and was reluctant to talk about his health problems or query the possible side effects of his medication. In addition, I had to constantly remind him to take ALL his medicines.

We took the advice of the dietician to increase the fibre in his diet. A year later, my husband's visits to his GP became less frequent and I stopped going with him. I felt quite rewarded when he came home after a surgery visit with a hand written letter from his GP, "... your husband should lose a bit more weight. He has been doing quite well, losing some since he came last, but it would be good for him to continue this ... should he eat from a smaller plate?"

After a year, my husband was determined not to waste any more of NHS resources and I still do not know how he convinced his GP to strike his name off the waiting list for a by-pass operation at Papworth. He had no success, however, in retaining his PSV licence after nearly 40 years.