Here's To Gaining Weight!

I went to see Dr. Pou yesterday – I think I like her so much because she’s so sassy and confident – it’s nice to be around someone like that during all this. I will be seeing a lot of her over the next few years. I go again in 3 weeks, and then once a month for a year, then every two months for a year, and then every 3 months for a year, and then every six months after that. She cut some stitches out of my tongue so it feels a little more normal now that I don’t have the stitches poking my mouth. I still can’t try and eat anything until I go to speech therapy tomorrow (Thursday). I am anxiously waiting the moment I can sit down and spill half my food down my shirt while I eat through my mouth.

We had a radiation scare the other day. They had called and said I would go in Friday for a trial run, and then possibly start radiation on Monday – at 3 weeks after surgery (instead of the 4-6 they had originally said). Dr. Pou quickly nixed that idea at our appointment because I need to heal more – but she said I’m looking good. Plus, I’m having surgery on Monday. They are going to talk about everything tonight at their meeting anyway. That’s right, on Wednesday nights all kinds of doctors and medical professionals talk about me, I’m quite famous. Okay, they don’t talk just about me, but I do come up, for like 5 minutes at least.

Warner also got to step foot in Best Buy yesterday. We went to look at movies on our way home from our apartment. I sensed him drooling on the way home as we passed by, so I offered to stop. He didn’t get to look at video games because I was too tired but we did make it through the movies section and we picked up a couple.

We are waiting for the food we ordered to show up, so for now I’m eating chocolate ensure through my tube. But don’t get too excited. It’s not like I can taste it or anything. It just goes straight to my belly. Occasionally I do burp and taste it, but that’s usually just the not good tasting Glucerna stuff.

Oh and I have to gain 5 pounds, so think fat for me – I’m already eating 2400 calories a day and sitting on my butt all day long, so I’m doing my part! So, if I don’t gain 5 pounds, I’ll know you didn’t think fat enough for me!!! (I only lost 2 pounds in the hospital!!!)

Oh well, now you are up to date!