As a newly qualified young doctor, I was left removing my first appendix as the Consultant I'd informed of the need for an operation went back to sleep after my phone call.

All went well but I was so worried about my surgery that I went to see the patient at least three times a day. He eventually asked if I had found a more serious condition so I had to tell him that he was so good looking that I couldn't resist seeing him as often as I did!