Today I am going to be ‘pre-assessed’,

So with luck my problems will be addressed,

It’s quaintly referred to as the ‘pre-op’,

Which suggests that my bladder stone’s up for the chop,

And a date will be set to whip out the stone,

So then I can afford to be ‘home alone’,

I don’t want another darned week to be lost,

So reader, I beg you, keep your fingers crossed!