Appendix 5
Service History
Registered - 29/03/1959
1964 Tonsillectomy No 1 Apparently they didn’t use enough anaesthetic and I started coming round on the operating table so it was only a partial job.
1965 Tonsillectomy No 2
1973 Failed an eye sight test at school and started wearing specs
1992 Cartilage operation to fix a torn meniscus.
2014 Bike crash resulting a shattered acetabulum (part of the pelvis) and broken radius (forearm). Both fixated with plates.
2017 Bladder neck incision operation required to restore normal pee function. Not an investigation or procedure for the squeamish.
2018 Blood pressure medication commenced
2018 Basal cell carcinoma, also known as a rodent ulcer. Mild skin cancer removed from left cheek and requiring subsequent minor plastic surgery.
2020 Bike crash resulting in a dislocated forefinger and a broken clavicle and snapped shoulder ligament. Fixated with a plate and an artificial ligament.
2021 Bike crash resulting in a broken femur. Fixated with a plate.
2022 Hearing test confirms what I’ve suspected for years. Hearing aids.
Plus the usual increasing assortment of childhood illnesses, pulled muscles, twisted knees, painful Achilles tendons and occasional back spasms.
63 Year Service
Height: 175cm
Weight: 66kg
BP: 135/75
Hair: Grey but intact
Other: Achilles tendon persistent nuisance.
Passed for another 12 months