YA BA DA BA DOOOOOOOOO! Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday (Anonymous)....but tomorrow is gonna be great! That's right tomorrow morning starts with getting my taxes done, then on to the doctor's office to have my staples removed. There is six incisions and 21 staples and they are driving me nutz. I am so itchy it is crazy and now when I move they are pulling...some are starting to pop up and catch on my clothes. Can't wait to have them removed...2pm tomorrow. The hospital sent me home with the handy dandy little staple remover tool that I have to take to the doctor's with so we can get the job done with some ease....lol....as much ease as you can get when you are pulling little metal staples out of healed skin. I am not too concerned though....should be like a little pinch here and there.....21 times! Then from the doctor's office Geoff needs to go to his physiotherapy appointment. Still working on making his hand function correctly...let's hope and pray it is somewhat better this week. Now is the absolute most incredible part of the day....yes I can have some soft foods.....my new menu is 1/2 cups of creamed or pureed soups, 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce or 1/3 cup of fat free sugar free yogurt, 1/3 cup of oatmeal with 1/3 cup of skim or 1% milk......yes sir reeeee I am so damn excited! Bet ya never thought one person could get soooooo excited about not drinking broth and eating jello. By the way note to self and everyone that is listening to me I will NEVER eat JELLO again! Gross, gross and gross again. Cherry is my favourite and I don't think I could even put another mouthful in my yap. I am so happy to be able to have flavour and texture....I have homemade cream of tomato soup and cream of spinach out for tomorrows soup choices, have a vanilla yogurt ready and an unsweetened apple/grape applesauce for my snacks as well as I can have V8 juice and Grapefruit juice tomorrow......Mary Ann Radmacher said "listen to the compass of your heart; all you need lies within you." I knew I could make it through the broth, juice, jello stage and finally I am on to the pureed/creamed, yogurt and applesauce stage......I can do it. it's only 15 days till I can eat food. All ready got my menu planned....oh yeah....not a lot to do when you are sitting at home and cannot do much. Planned out my menu! That right "life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance." (anonymous). I am energized and ready to move on. Still feeling really good and doing a little more each day. Just taking it easy on certain things. I did the grocery shopping today and was really proud of myself. I picked the better choices for my family and picked up things that I will be able to eat in this stage and in the next stage. To all my GBS friends keep up the good work everyone, I know we are all at different stages but it is encouraging to hear about the people before us and it is nice to give advice to the people after us. Helping hands all the way around. Bless all of you!
Steph
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