i live in swindon, was cheap on the coach but on the day of surgery i got the train and because it was peak time it was really expensive and swindons not that far from london!
cant really reccomend karidis enough though, the nurses were great too
as for the blood test i blagged a free one at my local hospital, i got a headed letter signed by karidis sent to my house with the tests needed, rang the hospital and explained the situation, took the letter in on the day and after a bit of them being funny they just did it and sent the results direct to karidis, i was so happy didnt have to travel to london and pay £120!