Day 9 - I got the liquid diet blues!

I am not lying. For lunch, I took the leftover Kraft dinner, added some milk and blendered it until it was drinkable. Yep. I'm not proud but I wanted something remotely cheesy. It was nasty (but cheesy!)

I'm all done my foot-tasting antibiotic and just have to rinse with an extra strong mouthwash three times per day. I saw the OS two days ago. He gave me the bad news. Two more weeks with the splint and tight bands. Today, it was sinking in. No talking. No eating. I see why people go crazy. On the positive side, I did get to see a very cool xray of my new hardware. The OS was pleased with his handiwork and said that I have less swelling than most people at this stage but way more bruising. What can I say? I'm a colorful character.

The poor woman in the hospital bed next to me was there. She was decidedly puffy looking. She tried to smile and waved. I totally understood her expression.

You know what I did? I spent yesterday and today baking and cooking. I made muffins and brownies and bread...I even made homemade dog biscuits and chicken jerky. I had a bad moment when I went to lick off the icing spoon and realized a) I didn't have a tongue I could use and b) there was no way on earth that icing was getting in. So close...

My family is enjoying my domesticity. I was actually more depressed today than on day 5. Life just seems like one bad cup of soup after another. I did have a lukewarm cup of hot chocolate and that was pretty good.

One of my more frustrating experiences was my husband buying me a chocolate milkshake at McDonalds. I thought, "It's drinkable, right?" Wrong. It was too thick. I had to wait and wait for it to become room temperature before I could get it down. Not nearly as pleasant that way.

Wow. This post is really food obsessed.

I'm actually happy to announce that 8 pounds have disappeared. Yay! I obviously lack willpower and needed to be forcibly kept away from food. O cheese, real cheese, I miss you so!