Stuff
Random things (from a Tylenol with Codeine induced haze) in random order from the past week:
- Although we didn’t make it to the movies this year (yes, because of me), we had a somewhat Jewish Christmas–we had Chinese food for dinner.
I have watched John Tucker Must Die (cute), Keeping Up With The Steins (hysterical), and Lake House (didn’t like it at all). I’ve also watched some really bad TV, including the Dr. Keith somebody show (he had Anna Nicole Smith’s mom on), about 60 billion hours of the Food Network, and a Little People, Big World marathon. And other shows too of course.- If I never eat Jello, popsicles, mac & cheese, or sorbet/ice cream again, I wouldn’t complain.
- My sister took me to 7/11 for a Slurpee on Christmas day. They were closed. I was so sad as I can’t have any [carbonated] soda until 14 days post-op and a Slurpee isn’t carbonated and it feels ohsogood on my throat.
- I’ve taken two, yes two, showers in the past week. And washed my hair once.
- Yesterday was my first day out of the house. My mom took me and my sister for lunch (I had more pasta, woohoo!), then my sister took me for a manicure and to the bookstore. By the time we got home from that little outing, I was totally beat. I have no energy whatsoever.
Today I get to wash my hair (in warm water!) then my sister and I are going to buy new wallets. You have no idea how exciting it is for me to get out of the house.- In other exciting news, I put on my (pre-tonsillectomy) super tight jeans and they buttoned with no problem. I think I’ve lost around seven pounds thus far. Which would make sense considering it takes me about an hour to take two bites of food.
- Aside from liquids, the easiest thing for me to eat has been this delicious baked french toast. My family and I thank you for the recipe Deb!
- When the doctor says “there may be some ear pain,” he isn’t kidding. Worst. Pain. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever.
- On the flip side, said ear pain coincides with the scab forming/sloughing.
- Additionally, I have begun swallowing my scabs. I noticed something weird in my throat last night following dinner, then when I woke up this morning much of the scabs on the right side were gone. I apparently swallowed them in my sleep.
- My parents and sister are all saints by the way.
And in totally unrelated to tonsils stuff, my sister was wondering if anyone knows a place in LA where you can do that inflatable sumo wrestling thing. Don’t ask. We’ve been watching a lot of those MTV dating shows. Also, she’s in the market for an elliptical crosstrainer (under $1000)–has anyone purchased one locally? And if so, where did you get it?
