Hi BumpyrideI am genuinely sorry to hear what happened and wish you good health hereafter.FYI i have been a Vegan for about 19 years. I have had to be thick skinned, with the many insults thrown my way. I have had 3 major operations, the first when i was 30, followed by another 2 a few years later. I have a rare condition with such long words it would be a hacker's nightmare ha ha! I see a consultant specialist in Edinburgh,Scotland every 6 months. Anyway, to cut this short, i shouldn't be able to: get to the top of munros; cycle for miles or snowboard but i do- yaay. So genetically i got the joker's card but i've always done sport and being Vegan i believe has helped too. Main reason for going Vegan was compassionate grounds though.So if you want to start a thread on healthy foods including Vegan options i would be more than happy to join in :-)Bryan, a speedy recovery to you too. Cheers for heads up on bungee cords, as i usually bungee cord stuff onto my bike!BTW i'm newish to this site, so hello:-) Mostly post on Swoard under Keepthesport. Very new to the alpine ways.