Day 7 of Recovery

In case you are wondering, it takes 10 days to recover according to the sinus institute people. There were 4 surgeries done on the same day as mine and I was the first of the day.

The only hold up on my procedure was getting clearance from the heart doctor and at times I wondered if I should be having it because of heart issues I was having. Little twinges and sometimes minor chest pain lasting long enough to make me nervous. But post-op conditions now assure me that all those heart issues were caused by stress, pain and, possible infection. If those heart issues return in the future, my best option should be taking inventory on what could be causing it besides my heart. Throughout my life, the first choice when I  told them I was having "twinges" was loads of testing of all sorts on my heart. So far those tests have always come out with positive results.

I woke this morning feeling very normal. I think I am 95 percent healed. I am following directions to the letter. Sunday is day 10 and next Wednesday is my last appointment with Dr. Honrubia.

On to other stuff: I used to use Evernote for note-taking and lists but wandered off of it because it was more complicated than I really wanted for list making. And then I found ToDo and it was an app that allowed making simple lists and I counted on it. For some reason, after the last Google business of doing away with some of their features, my ToDo and my lists went away! I was irked! I had a checklist on it for things to do before leaving Iowa and another for when we leave Texas and yet another for things to buy in Mexico before we leave. That last one was the one I was looking for when I discovered the whole darn app was gone. So out of curiosity I checked into Evernote and found some jokes I had saved. And that is why you are seeing this:

Random Thoughts of an Ordinary Mature Person


1.    Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.


2.    Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.


3.    I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.


4.    There is a great need for a sarcasm font.


5.    How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?


6.    Was learning cursive really necessary?


7.    MapQuest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.


8.    Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.


9.    I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired.


10.   Bad decisions make good stories.


11.   You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.


12.   Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blu-ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.


13.   I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.


14.   I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.


15.   I think the freezer deserves a light as well.


16.   I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay.


17.   I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.


18.   I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.


19.   How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?


20.   I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!


21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.


22.   Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.


23.   The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first "helmet" was used in 1974.” That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.