May The Stars Light Your Way
Tonight, Drew went with his parents and old-college-buddy Scott Thrasher to Northern Kentucky University to see GREATER TUNA, part of their summer dinner theater program. The dinner was decent… Chicken in white wine sauce, sliced ham, rice, vegetables, green salad, and bread. The show was…
My last meal before my hernia surgery! We ate at Cracker Barrel for dinner. Drew had their special chicken baked with cracker crust, cheddar cheese, and broccoli. It was plenty tasty!
Today, after more than a year of procrastination, Drew underwent his first surgery ever, to have an inguinal hernia repaired.
Nervous but committed to "the ride", Drew was suprised at how smooth & painlessly the actual surgery went — he was awake one moment in the operating room, and the next moment — BOOM — he was waking up from a refreshing sleep in the recovery room.
As the pain meds wore off, the surgery site became especially painful and tender. Rolling over while sleeping is hard, standing up, laying down, or sitting up are all difficult.
A cough last night was darned near enough to cause Drew to pass out.
But, now, 30+ hours after surgery, the pain begins to slightly diminish — I’m sitting up as I write this. I’m still grateful for my Percocet!!!
After my hernia surgery, we dined on a light meal of Pot Stickers and Chicken & Rice Soup before I went back to bed.
Tonight’s meal was from LaRosa’s… Comfort food rules! Wendy had a calzone and I had a hoagie. It went down quite nicely!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Wendy went diving at Natural Spring with her brother and some friends, and Drew stayed home and laid low most of the day. Dinner was at SILLA, the excellent sushi place near us… Ted and Jay joined Wendy & Drew. We had…
