Unsurprisingly, it was a subject that frequently cropped up at the dinner table, especially when visitors were present and Sir Gregory was able to pick their brains on the latest news from Rome , Paris or Madrid .
That's one thing Ben said though, which was quite useful, he said get some people down pick their brains.
A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated: They [patients] want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get. They're very interested to find out how you coped.