Operation

Well, that's that. All done in a day. The ugly varicose vein has been stripped out and I'm all bandaged up and full of opiates.

I have to say, Chelsea and Westminster hospital is excellent. Exactly how you want a hospital to be; well organised, clean, new, uncluttered and very friendly staff.

I now have 2 weeks in compression tights, then stitches removed followed by 2 more weeks in the tights. Then it should all be better. I did get a variety of answers to my "when can I run" question. 3 weeks was the best answer and 6 the worst. I guess I just play it by ear.