I received a letter from the hospital advising me that the request from my doctor for an urgent appointment is being reviewed. If I received no phone call by the 14th March I should phone.

Naturally I phoned this morning and spoke to a doctor who explained that I had this shadow for some while and it was obviously deemed that it was not a problem. I had no idea that this shadow appeared on an xray last January. No-One had told me.

I was told that I would receive an appointment within the next four weeks for a discussion as to what should be done.

All very pleasant and professional,  as indeed everyone that I have met in the hospital are.