Thanks for your replies guys. I'm normally a bit of a quiet homebody, so this network looks fantastic.
Pisces_tas - hop harvesting sounds intriguing and fun! Went to Cradle Mountain a few years back (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozgeekmum/page2/) and it was beautiful. You don't hear much about the southern lights in Australia.
TonyaM, you have a lovely photo :) I'll do whatever the doctors tell me to. Including sadly reducing my wine intake. My reaction to the nurse telling me to cut down, was to buy a URL from the hospital bed - http://www.mistressofmocktails.com/. ; Such a geek.
My exercise lately had been dancing. Mostly waltzes, but I hit middle age (46 now) and decided it was time to do a burlesque routine. I'm still deciding whether to do another burlesque dance to perform in May, but as a minimum I think I'll attend the practices. Again though, I'll ask the doctor in light of the seroma.
cheers, and enjoy the day