I just thought I should mention that I'm now actually, finally better. Yippeedooda. I can ride a bicycle without pain for the first time in two and a half years and I can ride a bike - at all - for the first time in a year. Jeez! A frickin year! So I walked half a mile yesterday in the lovely sunny evening, and rode the kids to school today instead of driving, which was just divine, and I'm just full of the joys of spring. Bad year over. Thanks for all your listening to my whingeing and kind words and your support.
I need to lose a bit of lard, but I tell you what.... life is perfectly fine, and in many ways very much better without danglies. Much neater too.
You will all be wanting to sponsor me now I suspect! (see my sig)
Thanks. Srsly.