The old two steps forward routine

Having completed two days of eating progress I awoke early with a rumbling tum, managed to eat a pear for breakfast before it quickly escaped again. I returned to bed with a seriously empty stomach  where I stayed until the arrival of Margaret, Bob and the dogs. 

Lunch and tea stayed-put, and Lynne has discovered  protein milk shakes, so further progress is being made. Tomorrow we're back to hospital for a decision on my leg, hopefully.

Arrived at yet another section of the same hospital which surprisingly was running late( a it of a pun on an orphaepedics unit,eh? ). 2 x-rays and we were seen by the orphaepedics guy, who raised our expectations immediately by listing the reasons why an operation would not be a good option, as follows;

Long term diabetes

Long term leg problem ( ignoring that the hospital had ignored it for 5 months)

Extensive bone damage

Skin in poor condition.

We quickly gained the impression he had no intention of operating and we equally quickly decided he would not operate, come hell or high water.

Another plan B  formulated by visiting the UK's number one expert on Monday, involving an early start and a train journey.