The bruise is coming out from my angioscope. A small camera is inserted into an artery. There is quite a lot of poking around to find the way into the artery. The camera is then pushed around to my heart. This was where they informed me that I had an unusual architecture that meant a stent could not be fitted.

As the camera crossed my chest the surgeon said, ‘don’t move suddenly as the camera can break off in your artery.’ I hardly dared breath, closed my eyes and tried to focus on managing the pain.

I am feeling the ennui of waiting, however I feel optimistic and my mind seems to have stepped in to protect from negative thoughts.