Submitting... Joshua Readman who is recuperating after life-changing surgery. "He is still in a lot of pain and they have increased his pain medication,” said Natasha. But she added: “From the medical side, the operation has gone well. Joshua has had an X-ray of his chest and lungs and everything is okay." Dozens of people backed a Go Fund Me appeal and others held events across Hartlepool to push the total beyond that all-important mark. Joshua in hospital after his £10,000 operation. The curved metal bar would remain in him for three to five years and would eventually be taken out.