December 14, 2011

Dec 14, 2011

The holiday program dress rehearsal today was great as always - the kids all did a fantastic job. Tomorrow is the first of two days of the real deal. I'm thinking I'm on hall monitor duty both days but I have to check. It messes up my schedule but at least I've been busting my doupa to get everything done before surgery that I'm pretty well caught up!

I had a weird experience today. I'm not sure if it's from being sick or not, but because the program rehearsal ran 'til 11:30, I forgot about my morning snack. I was watching the program, and while they were going on/off stage, I typed up some reports. I got back to my room around 11:30 and felt incredibly lightheaded. Grabbed my SF pudding and life was good. Made me realize how important it is to keep my meals and snacks evenly spaced and not let anything get in the way of that. 

Still a little sick, but getting better. The cough is strong but not as frequent, and the congestion is starting to break up a little more. I have a decent appetite, but I'm starting to get a weeeeee bit bored with my food choices. Tomorrow I'm breaking up the monotony with some broth but adding the protein powder to my SF pudding instead, so I can have plain old normal beef broth. 

I have to remember to ask about acid reflux when I get to the hospital. I can't tell if I have a true sore throat or there's a little bit of acid that's starting to come up. It feels like there's something very small stuck in part of my throat, and gargling isn't dislodging it. I've heard that the sleeve can cause reflux, and that's not something I want (or want to leave untreated). 

Surgery. One week. One week tonight I'll be recuperating in the hospital. Wowsahs. I'm starting to wonder if my cats know something's up. My boy keeps crawling up on my lap and playing the game of "knead Mama's tummy," and my girl is extra cuddly today. She's even let me pick her up and hold her for about a minute at a time. I'm not nervous about the surgery so much as I am the recovery. One step at a time, though.  

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