He said he was relieved to have come through the ordeal, but had some continuing health problems. He said the leg that was bitten was also still stiff and he would need physiotherapy. He also has an extended bladder, which meant his bladder had been over-stretched, and required a catheter bag for about another week. Speaking from his "happy place", Bethune said a medical device used on his leg yesterday showed there was some dead tissue, but hopefully it would heal in time. His right leg, where he had been bitten, was still swollen and the muscle was weak. "In terms of flexibility it is pretty non-flexi at the moment, but I can walk, and my walk is not too awkward. Every time I start walking it's really, really tight, and then after about 20 or 30 metres it starts to gradually free up, so I really just need to clock up some miles on my leg and get it used to that movement again and gradually stretch it out."