4 Days After My Surgery

Hello and happy Sunday!

Day four for my recovery after tonsillectomy and it is still going good (*day 3 was the same than day 4*). I'm ok during the day and I can swallow just fine with little pain but night time really sucks.

I can only sleep about 2 hours and then I wake up to my mouth and throat being really dry, and when I swallow it hurts like hell. I keep a glass full of water next to me at all times but it is kinda hard to keep drinking and sleep at the same time (*giggle*). But all this was expected and not unusual.

Another interesting fact that I have realized after the surgery, is that I didn't expect my ability to swallow change but it did. Most of liquids that I swallow go down my throat just fine but sometimes it comes out of my nose! To understand why this was happening, I had to research it online (*I'm very curious*). I found out that since my tonsils are gone and my sinus airway is now larger, my little muscles in my throat don't know how to work properly. A good thing is though, that they will be trained back to normal in few weeks. So, everything that I eat or drink is like physical therapy for the muscles in my throat.

To beat boredom of staying still and resting, I have started to knit. I haven't been knitting at all this winter because my wrist was a little messed up but it seems to be ok now. I started to make mittens yesterday, and I'm using Novita's 7 Veljestä-yarn along with Novita's luxurious mohair Silmu-yarn to make them. I should have them finished today.

Besides knitting I have been reading a lot like I told you before. My friend Anu brought me a big pile of magazines, so I won't run out of reading (*thanks babe*). I also ordered the third Fifty Shades of Grey-book from Play.com. It should be here any day now.

That's about it for now. Jinx wanted to say "Hello" to everyone too. He is starting to get a white beard like old men do but I think that only makes him cuter (*he is quite the charmer*).
Jinx is not understanding why I don't want to go running or play rough with him right now but he is being really sweet by resting his head on my lap every now and then. He is also keen on licking all the yogurt cups that I'm done eating. Funny dog!

That's my update for today. I think I'm going to take a short nap now and then maybe pop outside for a bit. It is a cloudy yet fairly warm day in Kuopio (-2C/28F). Bye for now!!