I cant believe almost a year has gone

Good Evening to you all,
     This is my 50th blog and its all good news this time. Had my scheduled visit to QE Birmingham on the 19th which was mainly a check-up and update. All has settled down well and the restorative dentist is happy that he can work with the implants which were exposed during my last op.That means that my operations are over and ,apart from 6 or 7 dental procedures, all is done.The new teeth will be permanent as opposed to traditional false teeth.  The dental appointments should commence shortly and ,hopefully, be complete by Christmas.
We had a week in North Yorkshire before we went to Birmingham, I had smuggled my skiing gear in to the car and had an hour on the slopes at Castleford ( no falls , no problems and no near misses ) so that is one more goal achieved ,I can still ski ; One more goal to go, but I'm really pleased about this one, given that its less than a year since a section of bone was taken from my fibia, I thought my skiing days were over ( there are some who hoped they were!!! and that doesn't include those who experienced my escapades in the past 4 years ).
Started doing a few consultancy jobs to keep the brain going as well as working for a couple of organisations     and I've been re-elected on to the Parish Council, so we are slowly getting back to normal.
Just watched the op. on Channel 5 , we were filmed but I had already had my op before they started filming and they decided to run with a chap who had exactly the same op as I had. It does look gruesome but will be available on Channel 5 catchup from tomorrow ( we found it by Google ing 'Channel 5 internet' then clicked on 'Demand 5 ') . The series has been re-named 'Making Faces', this is episode 2 .
Its my birthday tomorrow, a year ago I was sure I wouldn't make 59 but, due to some really excellent work from some very skilled surgeons and care from nurses ( District and hospital ), it looks like I might be here for a good while yet.
I'll blog again within a month.
Best Wishes
Chris

Almost back to normal

Good Evening All,
I've been reminded by three friends over the weekend that I haven't posted recently so here is the latest.
Following the shock of  the last operation, I've slowly improved, the swelling has reduced and I am back to where I was in July. The mouth has changed shape , all 6 anchors which were on the X- ray on my 20 June blog are now visible, the two front ones being most prominent, and, whilst there are still a few internal stitches left to dissolve, it all looks good . I believe the plan is to create a bridge to attach to the anchors and then insert teeth in the bridge, however, getting the restorative dentist and my consultant together has proved impossible during the Holiday season. We've had 3 cancellations to date and are next scheduled for 19th September.Hopefully, we will all be there on that day and we can discuss the next steps.
Physically ,I'm getting closer to full fitness. The skin graft donor site on my left arm continues to prove troublesome ( it decided to blister this morning ) but I managed a couple of rounds of Golf last week, bedding in my retirement present ( an electric trolley). Trolley was excellent, but the Golf has been better.
I managed my first full game for over a year,umpiring a local Cricket match last weekend.Not too much reaction, but I knew I had done it.  Just two more goals to complete my set.
Aiming to get another weeks Holiday in next week, then back for a hectic week. I like hectic, sitting on my rear end doesn't appeal, I've had my fill of doing not a lot.
I'll update after my next visit to Birmingham.
Very best wishes to all,
Chris