I can't thank you all enough for your good wishes over the past few days. Roger let me know what had been posted and it really does feel like having another family being on here.
The hospital I was in was opened for business just over 2 years ago and yet the WiFi system was so poor that I had to sit on a window ledge (across a corridor outside my room) to send a text and doctors had to use 'bricks' to connect with each other. After many attempts, I finally managed to get online, posted here and then couldn't get on to the famous quiz site.... and so it remained for the rest of the stay!
Now for the recovery. I have it in black and white that I mustn't do any housework for 6 weeks, should indulge in gentle daily exercise and rest when I feel like it. Who says there isn't a positive side to everything