New glasses that were FREE!
They are dark blue Ray Bans with a transition insert. One eye is a grey transition and the other is a brown. But when you get a pair of glasses for free, why complain?
Three weeks with this hard cast. I’m also teaching three year olds it’s okay to hit people with casts on…I really didn’t think that one through. Just because I am not in pain when i touch mine or knock it doesn’t mean that other people are the same.
When the scar heals I will be getting the “cut here” scissors right above it. I’m going to miss my mutant bone. Almost cried at the doctors office when I saw that it was gone.
I had surgery on my foot yesterday at about 9 in the morning. It went well, I am alive and drugged.
Every doctor and nurse that helped me did a great job and kept the mood light. They even laughed at my lame jokes that I would say to keep my mind off of things. Their jokes were better, bastards.
When it was time to get my IV into my hand I let a student do it. I don’t understand why some people won’t let a student do it. How else will they learn. She got it on the first try and did a wonderful job!
While my mom and I were waiting for doctors to come talk to us, Jared Big Bear John texted me. He texted me at the perfect moment because I needed someone to talk to other than my mom. We made light of the note of the surgery saying they should have put Beer in my IV. I told him it was clear so it was probably Vodka.
My anesthesiologist was from Slovakia and his name is Boras. I like that name. I think I may name my dog or a child Boras. He was funny, quirky and serious at the same time. Reminds me of Lars a lot! He kept making jokes and I kept spitting them back. After the surgery he kept touching my toes which was nice but I know he was doing it to see if things were working the way they should be.
When they were walking me to the surgery room I was nervous but when I walked into the actual room, oh boy I got even more nervous. Boras was talking to me about what was going to happen with the anesthesia and how there were a few things I was going to see and do before I fell asleep. Yeah, I didn’t do any of that. The first one went in, I felt the burning and I was out. The next thing I knew I was up in a recovery room under extreme pain. I have a huge pain tolerance and if anyone sees me crying silently it’s because I am in pain. they gave me so much that they started refusing to give me more. I lost a bone people. I also gave the nurses shit about the fact that I wasn’t in bed 9. They asked why and I responded with “Number 9 is Matt Cullen’s old number at SCSU. I love him.”
Back with my mom I was all social and happy and making jokes. I guess I am a good drugged up person after surgery. But her and I quickly found out that when it’s time to leave you had better let me go at my own pace or I snap. There were a few times that she wanted to move a little faster by helping me and I kind of scolded her. Sorry ma. When we were leaving I had to use the bathroom, well I tried and it didn’t work. The nurses told me someone had to be in there with me so I told my mom to come in. I sort of screamed “Ma, you get to see my cooter!” hahaha I made the nurses laugh quite a bit.
Now I’m at home the next day, drugged up and typing horribly. My toes are asleep so much that they hurt. But I must keep the blood flow away from my foot. I know later today my mom is going to take me to Wilson Avenue Salon so I can get my MOP hair products that Andi ordered just for me.
Also Teqe has not left my side yet. She is all sad at my side and when I get up to move around she gets super excited!
In honor…
In honor of Catie, Carisa & Lars’ 16-year-old self, I present my 18/17 year old me! I look quite sickly right? Well I was! We were on a 24 foot boat four hours out from Homer, Alaska in, what our captain deemed, “calm waters” I call it “Seasick as all hell waters.” It was a long 12 hour day on a boat…I did not complain once. Just slept.
If you kids could learn a lesson from this photo it is to start taking your Benedryl 24 hours before boarding a sea bearing vessel.
It’s 6:00 a.m.
Why the fuck am I up?
Did I want to wake up?
NO!
But now I am up and will probably be up for a little while longer.
Glasses arrived from Warber Parker today! I don’t like my Ray-Bans and Warber Parker has some sweet looking ones.
Which shall I get?
