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From: Sheyne ;
Date: 15 February 2008 12:24:20 GMT
To: Dr Robert Dunn

Subject: Fit to fly question

Dear Dr Dunn

Thanks for all your help and for operating on Joshua.

BUPA need an acessment of whether Joshua is fit to fly.

I understand that you can state that average recovery for this type of operation is between two to six weeks.

I also understand that the airlines require the completion of a form and could ask their own doctor to provide the green light.

Based on your experience with the airline companies, do you know whether they will accept the fitness to fly assesment from the Physiotherapist?

At the moment, we can get a business class seat with Virgin next Friday. However, not knowing how the airlines operate, the risk is that when they see Joshua in a brace, they could refuse to take him. Hopefully this is my own fear and not based on reality.

The more serious risk is that he flies before he is strong enough and potentially causes more harm.

Dr Wayne May has confirmed below norm bone density and is waiting for further analysis ie Deoksipiridinolien to be completed at Pretoria labs.

To those copied, Dr Sean Rodgers and Trish Gilmour, please feel free to jump in and comment.

Any response based on past experience would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Sheyne