This afternoon, I had my appointment with my surgeon to meet the full team that will be involved in my upcoming foot operation. It felt almost like a medical summit: the neurosurgeon, the vascular surgeon, a renowned professor from Basel specialized in foot surgery, the head of orthopaedics at the hospital where I’ll be operated, my main surgeon, and an assistant surgeon from Milan currently doing a fellowship. When a team like this collectively gives you the green light for
Since I retired, I’ve been part of the hiking group from my former workplace. Well… “part of” might be a bit of an exaggeration: my injured foot no longer allows me to tackle steep mountain paths. But I’ve remained loyal to the group and still follow their adventures from a distance. Finding an activity that appeals to everyone isn’t always easy. So, a few months ago, I suggested something a little different: a visit to Bern and the Federal Palace. Definitely, that hardly qua
A morning in angiology, or how to start the day with a catheter instead of coffee! This morning, I went to the Department of Angiology at the Lindenhof Hospital in Bern for a scan of the blood vessels in my foot, a preparatory step ahead of the upcoming operation. The appointment was at precisely seven o’clock, which, to be honest, is well before my brain usually decides to wake up. After carefully disinfecting my groin and administering a local anaesthetic, the medical t
