It was nice to see Gorka Pintado return from Germany having undergone a successful operation on his troublesome groin.
The reason we sent him to Germany was because they are the experts in what they call the 'minimum repair technique'.
Basically, the operating technique - which is split over two days - will allow Gorka to go through a quick rehabilitation process so that we can get him back in action as soon as possible.
We will be able to give him an intensive rehab programme that will have him back running just three days after the operation.
And, if everything goes to plan, he should be available for selection again within two weeks.
Everyone is hoping El Toro can come back even stronger as he has been playing through the pain barrier for a number of weeks now to aid the Swans cause.
While Richie and Oscar have been away on 'international duty', Marcos Painter, Darren Pratley and Matty Collins have all been keeping me busy.
Prats has been annoying me with the sling for his dodgy shoulder, but more often than not they've done what they've been told - they are not brave enough not to!
Mr Pratley is now three weeks post operation so we will be able to step up his rehabilitation soon.
Paints is also progressing well from his knee operation. After three months, he is ahead of schedule and he will be moving outside next week to do a bit of running.
He's been really excited about seeing the green grass again!
Matty Collins has also nearly recovered from his ankle injury. He should be back in full training on Monday and available for selection the week after.
It has also been nice to see youth team duo Jamie Grimes and goalkeeper David Cornell back on the training field after lengthy injuries.
David fractured his wrist about a year ago. We tried treating it conservatively at first, but it didn't respond well enough and he was forced to have an operation.
I'm glad to see that he has now fully recovered and his hard work has been paid off after being called up for first team duty as back up to Dorus de Vries.
Jamie suffered a stress fracture of his right leg back in September, but is now also back on the training field.
So while it's been a busy week with Richie and Oscar both away, it's been enjoyable. Well nearly . . . !
