1000 Perfins

 The rain has come but I might get in a short walk, as it seems to be easing. My neighbour Di, the physical trainer, was running passed in more rain after a quick swim so she was already wet.  She says not to let the appendix thingy stop my ideas of trying a shot put competition one day. Keep up the light regime for now, the way I am doing it, she says.  PT people are always good for a gee up.  My activities are limited to inside so far today, so it is a good stamp day.  I uncovered my 1,000th stamp with perforated initials.  This one is from the USA in a strip of three with very clean punch holes for visibility.  These stamps were used by the Realty Development Company based in Philadelphia in 1938. The company has gone now. 

Another Walk another CleanUp

 Yes I promised I would go back today with the trusty rubbish bag.  I increased the morning exercise regime to about 15 minutes.  Pre appendix it would have been a good 30 minutes. Pushups are now at 20 with no sit ups at all. Squats and lunges at 20 and step ups back to full 40 with no weight lifting except arm curls with the very lightest weight.  The beach was calm and sunny and I was over dressed.  In the end it was a normal walk with a huge strike rate. I must have bent down for at least 100 items of small crap being rope pieces, plastic bags and bottle caps, straws, chocolate wrappers and papers, as well as boat excesses like caulking, foam, rubber and tubes.  At least bending is mending.

Golf Pills

 I was warned not to over do it, eg no heavy lifting for 4 weeks. Exercise is required but exactly what.  I was using a pushup technique in the hospital bed in order to turn from side to side without brushing against any stitches. I did five pushups this morning which seemed to be ok as the body is straight. The problems are more an issue for the stomach crunch type of manouvre, like situps and toe touches.  In the end I just walked the length of the beach and back for 4,000 steps. There is plenty of flotsam to pickup but I wasn't bending, maybe tomorrow.  The anaesthetic has warn off but there are still five days of golf ball sized antibiotic pills and I am already drowning in the stuff after 8 bags were dripped into me. We can't make a fuss about too much puss.

Now where was I

Yesterday it was Health insurance and today it is Travel insurance.  We know the drill. Get anything back from airfares etc and then we will look at it.  I just packed a bag now I am unpacking it.  This is the third time in three years we have cancelled travel. Yada Yada Winge Winge.  There will be a turning point somewhere. I am running out of body parts to throw out but I must weigh less at least. I am not sure how much an appendix weighs.  It seems the main objective of an appendix is to hurt at some point in your life.

Flowers

and Sunshine

No travel for you

 What rhymes with unravel....untravel.  The doc was not happy with what he found when he took  a look  inside.  So now he is writing a letter that says no travel for six weeks.  These are the ultimate nophasement moments. Don't give up your health insurance. I have my own room with ensuite and room service.  I was supposed to get that for the next four weeks. 

Another piece removed

 I have made it into my own room now, it is about 10:00pm. The dining/kitchen has closed so I was given a sandwich and it disappeared in seconds. It seems that if you are removing an appendix on the right side then you make holes in the left side and work thru those. There are still tap holes in my arms just in case. I certainly don't feel the problem now but there is still lots of medicine in my system. 

Emergency

 I have  been to this Geelong hospital before to get a prostate out. This time the talk is about appendix. Now I am supposed to be flying out of here tomorrow and frankly I am sick of hospitals but this is the best place to be. So far only tests and painkillers.