Monthly Archives: April 2009

Pain Management.

I feel great. I’m sleeping better, I’ve stopped snoring, and I can breathe through my nose all of the time! My throat feels like it’s been stabbed, though. I had my check-up two days ago and saw pictures of my tonsils once they had been removed – they were 1 inch wide and 3 inches

Post-Op.

I came through surgery just fine, minus two tonsils, as planned. No post-surgery nausea. I was out of the hospital 30 minutes after I woke up. Then I came home and went straight to sleep. Since Thursday, I’ve eaten three pudding cups, 1/2 cup of mac n’cheese, 3 cups of applesauce, and two eggs. I

Pre-Op.

So yesterday morning I went for some more pre-op stuff and in between appointments I took some pictures of birds that were putting in a vague effort at harassing me. I had my nose swabbed for MRSA and my surgeon looked at my tonsils again and said, “Oh, perfect!” This morning I went to get

Very Good at Beginnings.

The problem I have is *not* knowing where the story is going and where I want it to end up.