Beer?

I have had a meeting with Professor Marks, the 100 day milestone is the 28th June. The closer this date gets the more I think that it will be a false dawn as my drugs have not been reduced and the has not been much change over the last month. However I could not be proved more wrong. On the 21st May my restrictions on diet and where I could go were lifted. This means I can have steak and a beer!!! This was totally unexpected and welcome surprise. While I still need to be careful about what I eat it will be good not to be reliant on frozen food.

You won't be surprised that I was out for a beer the very next day. I had the watchful eye of my Dad making sure I did not consume to much. This was also followed by a nice bit of Steak. While this initially was going to be a quiet occasion I could not help mention it to several people. Before I knew it around 15 people were turning up to have a drink with me. It might be that I know a lot of alcoholics looking for any excuse for a drink. The drinks went down very easily but I did not go overboard and the was no hangover the morning after. Which was lucky as I had a meeting with the othopedic consultant.

I've been waiting for something to be done about my leg since January\February. It has been a long running saga and finally the doctors agree with me. It was what I was expecting around a month ago... I'm finally booked in to have an operation on my leg to remove the remainder of the scar tissue and seal up the hole in my leg. Having the operation does present me with some further risks... but so does leaving a open hole in my leg. I don't dread the operation but I am really not looking forward to the enforced stay in hospital. You would have thought I would be used to it, but last time I went in I did not emerge again for a few months. Hopefully this will be a short stay this time.

Other progress is that I can start work from home. This is fantastic news. While working from home is very strange and the are plenty of distractions it is good to start to get back involved. I've even started looking for a car for when I return to work properly.

The dodgeball tournament is also progressing nicely. We have held a trial game to figure out some of the rules. The Evening post turned up to take photos of us in fancy dress. The game was quicker than we anticipated, every one's competitive streak soon came out and dodgeballs were soon filling the air. One of the Salmon Dodgers got a nasty blow to the balls which floored him. It left everyone else in tears laughing... not very sympathetic but it was very funny. The were 2 articles published in the Western Daily Mail and in the Evening Post. Hopefully we will get a few more entries and donations as a result of this.

Lastly I have had my bone marrow sample taken now. While the process is quite painful it was over quickly and I await the results to give an initial all clear. Professor Marks has said he would be very surprised if anything was found. The test will look for leukaemia cells and test down to the millionth cell. Hopefully not finding any.

Wedding season is about to start, it seems I have timed my recovery very well. I have found myself with very few weekends free up until September. I will have to postpone any celebration party until October.. It may done to celebrate my return to the rugby pitch.

Cheers

Robbie