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I would do it the other way round – carry the 40l and send the 22l in the baggage transfer. Why? Because the 40l is more comfortable to carry all day long (with very little in it), than the 22l which will probably pull on your shoulders and...
You are carrying necessities in your daypack. My preference would be to use the easiest to organize suitcase instead of a backpack for transporting stuff not carried. It is amazing the organization of small luggage these days, and for needing to...
I have thoroughly enjoyed and been uplifted reading all the encouraging words given to Dave. It has also been inspiring to read the many stories that have been shared on this thread of various medical situations members have gone through...
All good news. Obviously take advice from your consultant, but when I had mine fitted as an emergency procedure, I had a torrid time psychologically not helped by a consultant with no interest in my lifestyle in the outdoors. I found a new...
Thanks Dave,
Eye surgery happened twice…once requiring emergency flight back to Canada. Now something new Prostate Cancer…caught early…prostatectomy mid June. Sep 2024 Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome not likely.
Will be back at though as I am...
Best of luck to you Dave and a fast recovery to celebrate the way you like with a fruitful walk on Camino.
I do understand your concern as at the end of the month, I have to give my Neurologist a decision to begin the study for a possible surgery...
The advice re placement and back pack straps is excellent, if I was you I would put my back pack on now, with no shirt on, and mark with a pen where they are, and ask the surgeons to do their best to avoid.
A Pacemaker should cause very little to...
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