Well, I'm tired....hungry....and cranky....and it's only Day 5
It has been a hard couple of days. All the research the Mom and I have done said that day 3-4 was the worse...and it was! Everything hurt. It was not pretty. Drugs keep me inline. I'm taking lots of tylenol and then my antibiotic. Every 3-4 hours I take tylenol and twice a day I take my antibiotic. I still haven't gotten use to swallowing both of them....I still gag a lot.
Last night I only got about 2 hours of sleep. I have felt very sleep-deprived and I don't know if it is because of the medicine or just me. Who knows?? I caught up on my sleep this morning, taking a 4 HOUR NAP!! Gosh it was nice....not the dry throat I woke up too, but I felt much more refreshed.
Eating and drinking has been kicking my behind!! It is hard to keep drinking and eating when you really don't want to. I always have to tilt back my head to swallow so it doesn't hurt as much. It is hard to find things that don't taste bad, don't go down, or are too "blah". I'm tired of eating all this jello and yogurt. Today for lunch, I had a semi-big kids meal. I had some finely-chopped steak with some corn, yogurt, and gatorade. I was able to eat it all with a little patience and persistance. Mom has been my motivator....more like my nutrition drill seargent. She's always making sure I'm eating something or drinking this. It's a pain in the butt, but it's making me feel better so I can't complain too much.
I have figured out my meal I'm having after I can eat some real food. I'm having a Hamburger with fries and a Cheese Pizza. Mmmm.........makes my mouth water!!
My throat is looking better....it is just one big white flemmy scab now. You can't cough, sneeze, or clear your throat or else you risk the chance of the scab peeling away and bleeding. I don't want that! I can feel that the scab is starting to go away as it is becoming a little bit more easier to swallow and I can sometimes feel the scab falling off.....doesn't taste very good.
Well, I feel another nap coming on. TTFN....Ta Ta For Now!!
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I don't know what's worse, the gross pictures or the gross description! :) Take care Jack, we are praying for a speedy recovery! And just think, the end result you won't have any more problems!
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