Can a hernia be operated on successfully in an 82 year old man with Parkinson's, atrial fibrillation and a pacemaker?
DF (82) has a large inguinal hernia.
He didn't tell anyone he had it until he had to go to hospital for something else a couple of years ago.
He then saw a specialist who made it worse by making the hole bigger but said it couldn't be operated on.
My mum now says this was because the surgeon didn't want to do it on the NHS.
The hernia makes my dad's life difficult and I really wish it could be sorted.