Day 27 Happy Easter

I can't believe it is going on a month since my surgery. I'm doing much better overall, but still pretty tired due to low hemoglobin and low iron. SOme days I don't do much at all, as healing takes my entire allotment of energy for the day. Since it was the Easter weekend, my husband was off Good Friday and my daughter's school was closed. I needed to desperately get out so my husband took me out to lunch. We went to a new Mexican place in town. Now, my bands are quite loose, so I can open around one finger and I received the clearance to try soft foods. This is easier than it sounds. It is sooo tiring and time consuming trying to ingest anything but liquids.

Anyway, I was reading the menu and feeling so sorry for myself. Paul ordered for me (people can't really understand me- blame that splint!) refried beans, rice, cheese, and guacamole. Wow, was it good! It was the first meal I hadn't drank since my surgery. I had a small plastic toddler spoon in my bag that works much better than a large utensil and shoveled it in. It was just what I needed. When I was done however, there was food all over the table, my face, my "scarf" aka "towel bib" and my pants. There was an embarassment factor, but my sweet husband thought I did great! It was super difficult not eating any of the tortilla chips though :(

Here is a picture of me smiling. Like my "scarf"? It is a large cloth restaurant napkin I acquired somewhere.

In negative news, I think I am getting another sinus infection. I've been snuffing thick bunches of mucus out the back of my nose and spitting into Kleenex. I can't blow my nose still. That is the worst!!!!!! Fingers crossed that it is just minor allergies or something.