Thank you!
We're just home, the nurse came just after I'd posted my last update to say that he was back on the ward. He was a bit groggy, understandably, but within 5 minutes he'd asked for his phone
He was taken off oxygen and other monitors were taken away over the course of visiting time and he was really chatty in no time. Tom and Shannon arrive shortly after we'd gone onto the ward and then soon afterwards two of his friends turned up which we thought was really lovely of them. They stayed about half an hour with him while we retreated to the restaurant again. They came to see us when they were going and said they'll come to see him again when he's home.
Unless he gets discharged tomorrow, visiting time isn't until 6.30pm-8pm but Rog (future brother in law) is working tomorrow so said he'll pop in to see him as he's going around the hospital, he's been in to see him and John earlier today too. Joe will like that, he thinks the world of Roger.