Thanks lads its good to know you care. Things are not quite sorted yet and the doc' has doubled up on the antibiotics to try and clear this abcess so fingers crossed. It doesn't hurt very much its more uncomfortable than painful so I guess I should be thankful for that at least. I'm fed up of feeling yucky all the time and I can't wait to feel normal again, but I'm getting there slowly.
Think I can forget fishing for a month or two but I will be back on the bank in the spring, maybe even knock a few roach out before the end of the season, who knows.