Well, I've pooped

First, props to the monterrey jack cheese pasta I had a few bites of last night.

Second, I've reached an important point in recovery. I've pooped. Apparently pain killers make you constipated so everyone was concerned about my pooping frequency. As of this morning, they need not worry any more.

Grossed out? Well, I didn't have to have full open abdominal surgery, but it was darn close. The surgeon said I was lucky he's a patient man. One of my stones was the size of a golf ball, so they had to make some larger incisions to get my gall bladder out. No wonder I felt like crap.

I've realized I hate sleeping on my back. I'm mostly a front sleeper, sometimes a side, but never a back. I think my back hurts worse now that my abdomen.

Well, sitting doesn't feel too hot, so I'm going to walk around a little more. *smooches*

Surgery Day

Grab some cheddar, place a nugget on your head & think of me today. I go in for my gall bladder surgery and really hope they can do it laproscopically. If they get in there & can't get it out, they have to do full abdominal open surgery. Pain is much worse and recovery time is quadrupled. So I'm REALLY hoping this whole laproscopic thing works out.

I'm at work right now (I work in the same builidng as the hospital where I'm getting it done) and in some fancy clothes: big sweatshirt, running pants and red converse slip-on shoes. And I'm wearing my glasses, which I've NEVER done at work! I'm feeling pretty hot.

I'll hopefully be feeling well enough to play on here & OT by Thursday. *smooches*

ETA: Anyone that wants to put a linky to my blog is more than welcome to.

Christmas Eve!

This post brought to you by today's cheese: Queso dip. Go heat some up & bring on the chips.

I lvoe Christmas Eve. It was always when I went to Grandma's as a kid. My mom was an only child, so us three grandchildren got spoiled to death. We usually had lasagne or pizza to eat & then opened gifts. On the way home I was always checking the sky for Rudolph. When we'd get home, I'd check the tree for presents & then the backyard for sleigh and reindeer tracks. I didn't know how it happened until later years, but the neighbors would come down with their skis and dog to make tracks for us. How cute is that?

My fun evening was always interuppted by my oldest sister getting stuck in a ditch with her car it seems. I think it only happened three times, but hey, that was enough. It delayed opening my stocking. My parents usually let us open those before bed & then saved presents for morning.

My favorite present memories: Stereo, Cabbage Patch Kids, Cabbage Patch Kid playpen, Atari (it was used, but I didn't care), Barbie & the Rockers...plus the cool stage (although my racist Grandma refused to buy me the black doll...I though she was the pretiest one). Props to my Snoopy Snow Cone maker and Easy Bake Oven, too.

I always hated going to church Christmas day. I liked the Christmas Eve services much better. It seemed more peaceful & meaningful. Plus, I just wanted to play on Christmas day.

Tonight we'll do our family tradition since Mom & Grandma both passed away. We go to my sister's house for appetizers, drinks, presents and games. Tomorrow Chris and I will sleep, watch movies with our cats and play with his new present from me: a deep fryer. I've resisted the deep fryer for at least two years. This year I gave in. *sigh*

Today's Cheese

Hm. A blog. I never thought a blog was for me. I think I'll keep this my little sanctuary away from real life.

I think I shall start out every entry with "Today's Cheese"...thus today, it shall be Dill Havarti. Why? I had a few slices on a cheese tray today. It pleased my pallette.

I'm stuck working today. Why? I COULD have taken the day off, but someone really should be in the research office & the other staff really wanted off. I had no need to be off. Chris has to work anyway, so I guess I might as well be here. The problem is that I'm totally tired.

Next week I have my gall bladder removed. It's been problematic for at least three years. They just diagnosed my problem in October after a trip to the ER. I'll be so glad to feel better. If you've never had gall bladder problems, you're lucky. It's torturous pain.