Hospital rooms tend not to very a huge amount, unless you're looking for differences between public wards and private rooms (and I'm writing this in Ireland, so I don't know whether the NHS would have the better room facilities). Maybe look up the websites for the biggest hospitals in/around Sheffield - would they go farther afield than Sheffield for this operation? My aunt received cancer treatment in Manchester and Scotland, and she lived in Crewe (could have reached London or Birmingham if necessary but the best consultants for her case were in Manchester).
I can tell you about my Dad who had to have a kidney removed because it was riddled with cancer. I assume the consent forms would be similar - he had to consent not to press charges should they damage his spleen, which would result in his immune system being FUBAR and having to be on (more) medication for the rest of his life. He kept asking the ICU nurse about it when he woke up and she didn't realise why, she just kept telling him "no, it was your kidney. Kid. Ney." Until I said about the consent form business. It was funny.
He had to stay in Intensive care for a night (consultant's wishes, apparently not standard procedure for kidney removal) and he was out of bed two days after the operation (partly because he couldn't wait to have a cigarette - and he wondered how he got the cancer, lol) but was very weak. Ironically, the cigarettes were what got him mobile quickest, and helped his recovery. No sitting in a wheelchair outside the hospital doors for him. He did lean on the stand for his monitor quite a bit, used it like a wheeled walking stick.
His scar was massive - bigger than usual for a kidney operation (I believe the docs did some exploring while he was on the table) and had staples rather than stitches. Apparently they stung like a bitch, and he wasn't allowed to drive for six weeks after the operation.
If I can help with anything else, don't hesitate to ask.
I can tell you about my Dad who had to have a kidney removed because it was riddled with cancer. I assume the consent forms would be similar - he had to consent not to press charges should they damage his spleen, which would result in his immune system being FUBAR and having to be on (more) medication for the rest of his life. He kept asking the ICU nurse about it when he woke up and she didn't realise why, she just kept telling him "no, it was your kidney. Kid. Ney." Until I said about the consent form business. It was funny.
He had to stay in Intensive care for a night (consultant's wishes, apparently not standard procedure for kidney removal) and he was out of bed two days after the operation (partly because he couldn't wait to have a cigarette - and he wondered how he got the cancer, lol) but was very weak. Ironically, the cigarettes were what got him mobile quickest, and helped his recovery. No sitting in a wheelchair outside the hospital doors for him. He did lean on the stand for his monitor quite a bit, used it like a wheeled walking stick.
His scar was massive - bigger than usual for a kidney operation (I believe the docs did some exploring while he was on the table) and had staples rather than stitches. Apparently they stung like a bitch, and he wasn't allowed to drive for six weeks after the operation.
If I can help with anything else, don't hesitate to ask.
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