Its in... Mid 30s implanted with Rigicon Infla10 AX on NHS UK

[splitpeach]

Well, I've done it. I was still doubting right up until I went under. I was a backup patient on a surgery list and ended up letting myself float towards it.

22cm + 1cm RTE.

Maybe for the revision down the line I can make the standard 24cm

Now out of surgery I'm now certain I made the right choice. Which is a relief. Surgeon discovered some fibrosis from years of injections. So definitely the right call now. Maybe even an argument I should have done it sooner. But I only wanted it put in by David Ralph and wanted a Rigicon, so this was the soonest it could be.

Because of the fibrosis they had some work getting the Rigicon chambers in as they're big and so had to do a few passes with dilation.

I was going through it yesterday in deciding what to do and now am so relieved to know that I really made the right choice.

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support amid my frantic postings of late!

And I have to say that the NHS is great. Ive just received a brand new top of the line implant and £20k surgery from one of the best specialists in the world.... For free.

Nurses are lovely, hospital is clean and modern (at least this one is!). No suspicion that I've been pushed for a surgery I may not have needed or for a particular device the department has any incentive to promote. Strict standards from one of the largest organisation in the world so plenty of safeguarding and compliance and no having to wrestle with any insurance company at any point or worry about any premium increase or having to stay in a job I hate for the healthcare plan.

Americans (and others), don't let anyone tell you that free universal healthcare is a bad idea. If you can afford to wait for elective care (and admittedly wait times are huge on NHS) and can take a bit of a self sufficient approach to your treatment, then even if you can afford going private I'd still recommend NHS.

[Kodixx]

splitpeach, congrats on a successful procedure, and welcome to the bionic brotherhood ! Look forward to hearing more about your journey

- Chuck

Well, I've done it. I was still doubting right up until I went under. I was a backup patient on a surgery list and ended up letting myself float towards it.

[richard_goes_bionic]

welcome brother, smooth and fast recovery.