hey screemar...thanks for asking mate. he's on the mend thankfully and is due to go back to the quack's next week where they'll do some scans to see how well his spleen is repairing itself. he got a bit of a shock the other week when some poor bloke copped a similar injury and tragically bled out and died. i'm not sure he was really aware just how serious it could have been. he's in year 12 and back at school this week and better look after himself as he's not out of the woods for a month or two yet. appreciate the concern screemar...cheers mate.