Wind

First of all Chris wanted me to say thanks again for all the messages. He's not quite up to answering yet but he does appreciate all the good wishes.

He has had a reasonable day. His pain seems more under control and he was a bit brighter in himself.  He put in a gargantuan effort managing to sit in a chair a couple of times for about an hour and a half and even had a little walk down the corridor.  He's now in a side room in the ICU which makes resting and sleeping much easier.

Mr Hilal seems pretty satisfied with his progress so far and there doesn't seem to be any signs of internal bleeding or other serious complications at the moment.  He didn't quite manage a proper cuppa today but did have some peppermint tea.

The next big thing that needs to happen is for Chris's insides to start working properly.  At the moment his whole digestion system is on strike and needs to wake up so that he can start absorbing liquid and food. Wind is one of the signs that things are starting to work again.  I never thought I'd say this but what I'd really like now is for Chris to start farting.