Final Op Done

Well, I had the final op on Tuesday and all has gone smoothly; the bag has gone, my internal plumbing is working and the op scar is small and healing well.

Should be out of hospital for the weekend and can get on with the rest of my life .... hoo-bloody-rah!

Fittter, happier, more productive ...

Fitter, happier, more productive,
comfortable,
not drinking too much,
regular exercise at the gym
(3 days a week),
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries ,
at ease,
eating well

[Lyrics by Radiohead]

Well, its been a long time since I posted to this blog; that's a good sign.

Have just spent a week in the beautiful North West (Achiltibuie, Lochinver) enjoying decent walks (Sandwood Bay), small hill climbs (Stac Pollaidh) and a day of cycling (35 miles, 3,700 ft climbing).  Making rapid progress now and feeling, well, "fitter, heathier, more productive".  Photographic proof for those who doubt that the sun can shine in Scotland in late September ...

Have the next op pencilled in for October the 18th (today was my first day without a dressing on the wound. yay.).  That involves getting 'plumbed back in', losing the bag and returning to some semblance of normality.  Hard to put in to words quite how enthusiastic I am about this all being over. Of course some nervousness about going back in after the traumas of last time, but more excited about the idea of this being well and truly all over by Christmas!