His back surgery has been done so he should be feeling better when he gets in.
Especially since he is setting up for Iowa as we speak.
The deadline for securing a speaking spot on the Ames Iowa Straw poll day passed on June 23 without an application from Perry. That said his people are still working on thing in Iowa as you said. Perry is scheduled to speak in SC on the same day as the Ames Iowa Straw poll. Some of his people are saying it maybe possible for him to be in both places at the same day. It appears they want to play some part in Ames.
Another article I read a few days ago said in essence that the Perry group is pulling together the info on how strong his fund raising support will/could be nationwide. Perry has indicated he doesn’t want to spend his time crisscrossing the country for fundraising but rather spend his time on political campaign events with the public. In other words he wants the money to be there without having to spend a lot of time doing the ground work. Or that’s how I read the article.
“....The Republican Party of Iowa allocated space to GOP hopefuls in an auction last month. But outside groups can still reserve space—though it’s unclear if Perry, should he attend, would be able to qualify for the poll or a speaking slot.
The Texas governor is scheduled to speak at a conference sponsored by the conservative blog RedState in South Carolina that day but a Perry spokesman told the Dallas Morning News his boss could still possibly attend both events....”
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rick-perry-supporters-want-space-iowa-straw-poll-151306338.html