Hello all; The long summer wait is now over. After waiting 134 days, I had my surgery for the hernia yesterday. Everything went very well, in operating room and out in an hour and a half. Many tests, Ultra-sound, MRI, etc, etc were done a few days before, so the doctors knew there was no collateral damage.
Every staff member at the hospital was fantastic, and friendly, I gave them all top marks in a follow up survey today. The next four to six weeks will be to take things easy and slow, no lifting over ten pounds, etc. I will allow myself three months before air travelling again. Later in October, assuming everything is on track, I will book some flights. As stated in an earlier note, I plan to fly into Istanbul for several weeks, and, depending on my Thai friends, I will either fly into Bangkok, or, they will come to Istanbul.
I was out walking twice today, and have family and many friends offering help and support for whatever I need. This is much appreciated....many of them just say....we are trying to pay back what you have done for us.
I will do an update towards the end of September as to how everything is going....Take care/Don
