What's on your Wednesday Menu?

^^Ah sometimes I think I got the paperclip version of this surgery...^^

Happy Hump Day everyone! Why am I up at 2am on my vacation? No one knows. Maybe there will be a nap today? I have zero plans for today. I have a few more presents to wrap, but I wouldn't mind just having a completely chill day. I might do a little craft room rearrangement to make a better home for the 3D Printer, but I think that is all I want to do. I definitely need a break from cookies. I have decorated a few hundred in the last week... whew!

Yesterday was a great first day at the new job! It was just a few hours of getting oriented to the basics. Everyone is super nice :) Yay!

QOTD: Did you believe in Santa? I never did. My parents told me early on that it was "just a nice story" because they were super religious. My cousins were Santa nuts through--they believed so hard for way too long, lol, and now they are raising their kids to be hardcore believers!

I stayed on plan all day yesterday until evening when I drank way too much wine and then dipped into the mistake cookies. Eep.

B: Protein Coffee

S: Balanced Break

L: Pesto Chicken

D: TJ's Chicken Shawarma

Good mornin JB...I haven't been to sleep yet. I'm super itchy(Benadryl doesn't stop it or let me sleep) and some med they gave me made my stomach very violent. The pain is bad but not THAT bad. I just can't get comfortable.

My incision is super sore as I can feel a slight pull on the staples. I have a HUGE bruise on my hand from the IV that's a little sore. They were so busy there that I didn't really get to talk to the doctor much and I don't know everything he did. One of the other doctors there had been sick and was making up for lost time I guess. I think they gave me a steroid as last night my BS was almost 400. It's back down this morning to 160...still not great but it's getting better. I'm taking Berberine so that I think has helped. My throat is sore as heck too. I'm just a joyous ball of crap ain't I? LOL

My plans for the day are hopefully napping and overall just taking it easy. They said it'll be day 3 to 4 that it really starts hurting. The numbing med effects last up to 96 hours and I have a pretty piece of plastic jewelry to wear the whole time.

My leg is feeling better so far so I am thankful. He said I'm likely to never be a candidate for fusion. My bones are a mess down there. He cleaned up some scar tissue he said in the short time he could talk to me. He said I'll likely be getting a pain pump for the back pain. At this point if it helps I'm willing to do it. Now that fusion is off the list, which I am kind of thankful in way for, it's about all we can do. I wish I could get a disc replacement but can't even come close to affording that.

Thanks for all the well wishes!

QOTD: for a very short time did I believe. Once I raided in my moms room to look for presents...I was 6 or 7 and I put two and two together. I never told my cousins or anything. It can be a fun thing for kids. I just wish though it kind of didn't exist. As a poor kid growing up I saw all these kids getting these big gift from Santa and it made me feel like a bad kid. Why didn't I get this or that? So I guess I'm in the no santa side...I like the idea of creating a giving Christmas...the spirit of giving.

Food is a big ? Today. My mom pulled her back and a groin muscle so we are quite the pair...LOL. Probably frozen enchilada casserole heated up and I may do a JUST egg breakfast.

IV's in the hand hurt me the most painful for me and leave the worst bruises. It should be fine after a few days. If this relieves the pain, it will have been so worth it. Hope you and your mom feel better soon.

Thanks!

I still haven't gotten a wink of sleep. It's going to be a very long day! I've started coughing a bit from the irritation in my throat. Just feels like I've got something stuck in it.

it'll be cry worth it if it helps for sure...recovery is just literally a pain.

I forgot to mention most of my discs down there were very calcified. He said quote "your back is a **** show"

I hope you're able to get some needed rest and feel better soon.

Thanks! So far no sleep and I feel jittery...have tried for a nap a few time with no luck.

Hopefully soon!

Hope you get some sleep and your recovery progresses well.

Thank you! Hoping I'll get some rest soon.