Yep…….it hurt. But I ate one. I have seen a little bit of improvement in my throat. I have been able to get down some tapioca pudding, mashed potatoes, a couple bites of meatloaf, and a few other things I can’t remember. With the exception of the tapioca pudding, it’s just a few bites and it all hurts to swallow, even with the lidocaine.
I’m dying here!!!!! There is BBQ chicken, greens, beans, potato salad and oranges in my kitchen right now. Tom is torturing me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My chocolate Ensure was much better than that nasty stuff my horrible cook of a husband made. Seriously, I am dying!!! (Tom, I love how you take care of us! 😘)
I see what day it is on the calendar, and I’m sad that I pretty much lost the entire month of February 2020 of my life. I was telling Tom this morning that I want to get up and do stuff, but I am so weak from not being able to eat anything, that I can’t. It’s pretty frustrating. Even trying to do something on my computer, like organizing photos, my brain just can’t handle. You would think it would be a great time to get caught up on the Bible reading I am behind on. Even listening to it I can’t focus, and it doesn’t help that I’m in the book of Leviticus. 🤣 So here I lay, dozing off and on and watching TV.
I saw a few friends yesterday, which got me out of bed. Hopefully my words weren’t too jumbled. Jen drove me to get some fluids today at the infusion center and I talked her ear off for a half hour. I have no idea if I made any sense. You’ll have to ask her. But the fact that I could talk and my throat wasn’t sore is an improvement!
Thank you for praying for me. I struggle with that as well right now.
I would have picked Samoas, but you do you We will keep praying for your throat specifically, for your pain meds to be effective and that we would all draw near to God!
Glad you were able to enjoy a cookie! Baby steps! Praying for you all!
So glad you were able to eat something, especially the cookie. I do continue to pray for you.
Thankful for any signs of improvement my friend! Will continue to carry you in prayer… hugs and lots of love ❤
I wonder how Butterscotch Krimpets would taste?
*wink* *wink*
Probably horrible, but I be should try! Jesey Mike’s sells them up here! I will send Tom there tomorrow!
Jennifer I love you so much. I am so grateful for thin mints. Thank you Jesus for letting Jennifer be able to eat it. Continues prayers.
I LOVED that you were able to talk my ear off!! Thankful for at least a little progress. It was wonderful to be with you yesterday and continuing to pray for full mouth/throat recovery so you can eat and get some energy back. Love you, friend!!
Praying for more bites tomorrow. May God soothe your throat and restore your body. My heart breaks for you and wish I could take some of your pain.
I was going to go to bed and then I saw the title of your post and my heart did a flutter and I had to stop to hear the whole story! The irony of a chef husband is not lost on me. I am so grateful that you have seen a start to improvement and will keep praying for more. And to be able to talk, I am so grateful that you had sustained time for that too. Oh Lord, please bring more! With love
Still praying! Our daughter couldn’t stomach the Ensure when she was on a liquid diet so we did lots of homemade almond milk, banana, coconut cream or avocado (to get the calories & fats) fruit smoothies & sometimes I’d sneak in some fresh spinach. We also did lots home homemade broths & pureed hot and cold soups. It made her feel better because she was getting more natural nutrients that we absorbed easier & quicker. She hated that she couldn’t have anything solid or crunchy, but it helped her feel better & slowly gain weight. I’m sure Tom’s pureed soups are much better than mine as I was trying all new recipes.