Busy Bee, bless your tubigrip and embrocation, I THOUGHT you'd been uncharacteristically quiet.
As for the lack of booze
doctors always over exaggerate the need to lay off in combination with analgesia. Gits! You could have had a bevy or two OR forsaken the pills and imbibed sufficient quantities to feel no pain!
Not that I am advocating this of course
By the way........................
Welcome back!!