To Paraphrase Arnie..........
To all posters, please (without being soppy) accept my sincere thanks for the messages of support. Believe me, as anyone who has been through this and lived will tell you, the ups and downs are not just a result of the pain and discomfort, they are chemically made by the stuff they inject into you and make you swallow. Your messages have (honestly) helped me to keep the faith and remain determined to beat this absolutely wicked disease.
I used to watch Jeremy Kyle on leave just to reassure myself that however bad things ever got there was always someone worse off (and with less teeth and hair) than me; having spent nearly a month in a cancer ward I will no longer need to put myself through that.
I trust those at my former and new base to keep my bar stools reserved as I fully intend to reoccupy them as soon as possible.
Once again, many, many thanks for the messages of support.
NEO