*gets coat and transplants self out of the room*

I'm scheduled to have a kidney transplant next week. I need to think that all my helpers are supremely efficient and experienced and wizards at their job.

of the patient standing there, waving his fist and shouting,

"Why aorta...!"

(Sorry to make light of it Benny - best wishes for yours next week...)

Good luck next week.

much appreciated.

Yes, I've got a live donor, my god-daughter, the youngest sister of my first girlfriend from over 30 years ago. I showed some small kindnesses to her as a young girl and she's repaying me with overwhelming generosity now. She's not a direct match with me so I won't receive her kidney. Instead were doing it under the, so called, 'paired scheme' so there is another couple in the same situation in another part of the country and, effectively, were doing a swap. My donor's kidney will be taken out in Manchester next Thursday and flown to London and my new kidney will do the reverse journey. All remarkable stuff. Thanks again. All the best.