Tonsils

I had my tonsils removed yesterday morning and am actually not feeling as horrible as I thought I would be. Except for my throat and a bit of a wheezing cough, physically I don't feel too bad. My lungs were irritated after the surgery, most likely from the tube they put down my throat, they said. It does hurt quite a bit to talk so I have resorted to using a notebook to help me communicate with Steve. I am trying to take it easy and not push myself as I have been known to do in the past when recovering. I have amoxocillin and tylonel with codeine, both in liquid forms that I can squirt into my mouth with a syringe. The tylonel with codeine burns my throat a lot so it is always followed with a water chaser, lol.

I got out a flashlight and looked at the back of my throat. It's pretty gross and I can't imagine what it will look like when it scabs up. I was able to "eat" chicken broth and sherbet ice cream last night. I could have just kept eating the ice cream. It really helped numb my throat while I was eating it.

I wish I knew how long it was going to be until I could sing again, but I will just have to play that by ear (ha, no pun intended). Steve will go back to work tonight but I am sure I will be fine here. I have lots of movies and two bookshelves crammed with books, and of course, the internet!

I think I am going to get some ice cream again. I am trying to stay away from the dairy type stuff since people have told me that it kinda coats your throat. Sherbet doesn't do that, as it is not dairy. And I have jello too so it's all good.