First robotic surgery a success

“It’s fantastic to have everything here in Lincolnshire,” that was the reaction of Ken Watson as he became the first patient to undergo an operation using a state-of-the-art robotic surgery system in Lincolnshire.
Mr Watson’s procedure was carried out by a surgeon sat at a special console connected to a robot which is designed to mimic the surgeon’s hand movements, enabling them to perform incredibly delicate procedures through the smallest of incisions.
It follows an investment of more than £3.2 million by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) to bring the innovative technology to the county to offer more choice for urology and colorectal cancer patients as they undergo their treatment.
Mr Watson underwent a robotic radical prostatectomy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer at Lincoln County Hospital.
Mr Watson (69) said: “It’s fantastic to have everything here in Lincolnshire. I could have gone to Leicester to have my procedure but it’s been even better to come to Lincoln.”
Speaking the morning after his surgery, Mr Watson added: “All of the staff here have been absolutely brilliant from the very start. Everything that I have needed, all of my appointments and everything, have all been done here in Lincolnshire.
“I have not had to travel out of the county, which has been so much better for my wife and Ivy.”