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[abmunro]

Missed this earlier, worth the money just for the Laugh, Sorry!!

[inkitin]

Good luck Dave and keep safe.

Well that was a completely wasted post of mine!!
Well done on the trip Dave and I hope your leg is better as soon as possible.

[niall]

Sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you are safe home.
Now you have an excuse to go again!

[niall]

Sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you are safe home.
Now you have an excuse to go again!

[Nobby]

Sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you are safe home.
Now you have an excuse to go again!

Twice!! Have you been drinking that malvern spring water

[dapinky]

Hospital appointment today with the Ortho Consultant....... mixed news.....

....firstly, he seemed to think I had a high pain threshold when I explained that i put the shoulder back into the socket, then re-aligned my foot by standing up and twisting my leg until the crunchiness stopped and the tracking was correct (And before our beloved founder steps in, I know it isn't technically the right thing to do, but when you're in the middle of a National Park, 2.5 hours from the nearest town with a hospital, it seemed like a good idea).

An ultrasound showed no signs of clotting from DVT.

Yet another X-ray shows that everything is nicely aligned, and if it stays like that until next Wednesdays' appointment there should be no need for surgery/plating - but until the swelling dissapears, he wont be certain....

...still no 'full cast' so having to rely on the 3rd posterior splint (back slab) of the incident (the most comfortable and supportive one yet - well done to the NHS )...

I have to keep all weight off the foot, and leg elevated to allow the swelling to reduce.....

...the bad news is that they are not keen on me flying to Tunisia in a fortnights' time - but it is only 'advice' not 'instruction' (and I'm hoping that if all goes well, then they may be as accommodating as possible) - it's more than just a holiday as it's my dads' 90th birthday and the whole family are going, so I don't want to miss it (if it can be helped), and it can't be postponed - it's insured, but that isn't the point at all.... I'll just have to be good in the meantime and hope for the best - if it needs surgery (which i was told 25 years ago would happen eventually) then the trip will be out of the question

Yes, I will have to return to Vietnam next year to complete the challenge - anyone else fancy it? (Stevo, Doug, Nick )


Either way, great thanks to everyone who sent a donation - Prostate Cancer UK have had over £400 from the Just Giving page, and off-line donations - it will all help to make a difference, so on their behalf, I thank you all .

Now that the IT guru has fixed the system, hopefully i can add a few pictures - I have loads more, but here are just a few from the trip:-

0 - Saigon.jpg

2 - the start.jpg

3 - 2nd day 'repairs'.jpg

4 - Beef Noodle soup for breakfast.jpg

5 - On the road.jpg

7 - War Memorial somewhere in the Central Highlands.jpg

8 - The Pinky moped.jpg

10 - nimbus 3000 moped.jpg

11 - Scene of the crime.jpg

12 - should it look like that.jpg

14 - Off to the Hai Van pass.jpg

15 - Hai Van pass.jpg

16 - North end of the pass.jpg

22 - Hoi An.jpg

24 - spicy braised duck.jpg

25 - beer.jpg

26 - Hanoi - the end!.jpg

[nicowalker1]

Glad to here that you should mend ok...
Id love to go over next time, I would have to ask Mrs Walker though as we'll have a little more responsibility by then

[epipete]

Target now hit on your 'Just Giving' page, you'll have to raise the Ante now!

[dapinky]

Thanks Pete, you're a gentleman!

(I'd actually beaten the target as there were a few 'offline' donations which i sent seperately - but the more they get, the better.


As an update for anyone who's interested, the leg is going on well - Physio is getting the movement and strength back steadily - no worries on that one (It's quite good fun walking with a stick - people move out of your way!)..

...the bigger problem is the shoulder - it's gone 'frozen' (which has a posh name of Adhesive Capsulitis) - very limited movement as the whole shoulder socket swells and wraps up the ball. It's painful once you try and go outside the range of movement, and the sadistic physiotherapist keeps making me do it!!!

But that will fix itself in time (so they tell me) with enough "manipulation" which is a medical term for "pain"

So - it's all looking good for a return trip next year to do the Ho Chi Minh trail - as you can imagine, Angie is really pleased with that idea