I was wondering how you got on after the forum going down just before you were due to take him to the vet. sorry to hear he's not so good again

I hope the pain killers work, are they something that you put in his water?
It might be a good idea to re-post this again in "budgie worries" (scroll down on the main page and you'll find it ) because it might get locked in this section.
Hope you have good news to report soon.