Mike and Fiona are running in the Great South Run on the 25th October 2009 in aid of the QA Hospital Rocky Appeal.

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust ROCKY APPEAL is taking on a new challenge to raise £3 MILLION for state-of-the-art Digital Keyhole Operating Theatres.  These will have features which are the first of their kind in the United Kingdom and will be sited in the new, re-developed Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. Thousands of patients have already benefited from keyhole surgery in Portsmouth.  Many operations previously done with a large cut through the skin are now being performed through small 1/2 inch keyholes (known as laparoscopy) or through natural orifices like the mouth or urethra (known as endoscopy).  This allows quicker recovery as well as less pain and infection.  These operations may be for gallstones, kidney stones, hernia, appendicitis,  heartburn, bowel tumours and bleeding, gynaecology and joint problems.  It has meant many planned procedures can now be done safely as day-cases.  Patients usually prefer this and and it is a cost-effective use of NHS resources.

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