Thank you for those who have been patiently waiting for my surgery news - I certainly feel as though I have been waiting a while myself.

Yesterday, I had an appointment with a top plastic surgeon at Sailsbury Hospital and surprisingly, it went well. The surgeon was extremely friendly and she gave a detailed explanation of why my stump is in it's current position and the steps that can be taken to overcome this. I have been put on the waiting list for surgery and the plan is to be admitted into hospital for two weeks and have two separate procedures to both unravel the muscle and then stitch my stump back up. It is looking like a longer recovery but it is necessary if I ever want to walk. I should find out in the next month a date for surgery - which is estimated to be in either June or July.