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I really haven't been very good at keeping this up to date, have I?
It's been a bit busy lately:

Firstly, last Sunday, Denise successfully completed her Triathlon, cutting even her private "god if I could do it under ... " time by 10 minutes or so. Anyway, she did it in 1 hour 37.something minutes. You can check it out on her blog at http://denisetracey.blogspot.com.

Next, the pond is finally running properly, and once Denise has buried all the pipes and cables (I struggle to balance on the banks so I can't really help), I'll post some piccies.

I went to the consultant's clinic last week, and she had a good look at the 'problem area' on my stump, and stated categorically that there is no foreign body left there to cause any more problems. There is a big lump (well ... ) of scar tissue that needs massaging to break it down. I wore 'sporty' for a one mile walk at a good pace, but I was left with a bruise around that problem area, so I think I'll give it a little while, and if it persists, get back to my prosthetist to have a think about re-casting. The volume seems to have settled down, but I think it's done so in a slightly different shape from before.

The other thing the doc said was that I could start reducing the Gabapentin tablets again, which is great news. People have definitely noticed that my memory is going a bit. I was a lot better on the lower dose.

Denise's brother Dave is here at the moment, with his wife Sharon, and their 3 month old baby, James. We've taken quite a lot of photos, and I'll post them when I get up to my own PC and can connect my camera-phone up.

The BIG news is, that I have been offered a JOB. Contract work again, testing at Standard Life, working for former colleague Lousa's partner Jim. This is good news as Jim and Louisa are a couple of the GOOD GUYS. They came and visited me in hospital when I was just about at my lowest ebb before my amputation, and it was lovely to see them: but more to the point, Jim knows what I've been through, and won't pile too much pressure on too quickly. In return, I have to work as hard as I can in the circumstances, and not let my injuries and time out be an excuse not to pull my weight. I should be getting the formal offer tomorrow. YAH-HOO!