Sunny, happy day

I woke up feeling much better than I did last night, and got some great news along with a big dose of sunshine. But first... breakfast!

Decided to try something different, so with my waffles I've got plain soy yogurt, bananas, broken up walnuts, and heaps of cinnamon. I only wanted a sprinkle but my container decided I should have more. Fine by me!

So after that came a discussion followed by news. I was sure that I'd be talking with the surgery scheduler today plotting out my exact date that I'd have it in a couple weeks. However, I was very very nervous about having the surgery in general. Who wouldn't be? My mother knows I'm having it as an absolute last resort, so after discussion she's letting me try a Botox injection first instead of going straight into the surgery.

I'm hearing people say "Why Botox?" already. Botox will be injected into my affected scalene muscle in my neck to relax it and stop my pain in the same fashion that wrinkles are "relaxed" away in the face for cosmetic purposes. Hopefully this will stop pinching off my nerve and let me feel normal for a few months. Yes, unfortunately it's temporary just like it is for facial treatments.

Another downside along with Botox being temporary is that it's expensive. $575 every three months expensive. It's considered an "off-label" use of the drug, so insurance will not cover it even though it's for a medical reason. This may be the first and last time I get this because of the cost. Can I win the lottery, please?

Well. After that bit of news I perked up a bit and joined my mum for some grocery shopping. Awesome day to do it because of how sunny it is today! When we came back, I found something in the mail I'd been waiting for...

Behold my blotchy, TOS-affected left hand. And my new bracelet. Woo hoo! These are just like the ones you see for breast cancer and the like, mine's just different colors. I got it from this little store here. I really think it's great to have a little way of spreading the word on TOS since it can happen to anyone at any age at any time, and it's sadly not very well known at all. Figure if I can at least tell a couple people here and there, especially if they ask about my little bracelet, it's a help to get the word out on this awful condition.

And so wrap this all up, I will end with my first Green Monster! No picture since it looks like my purple delight from yesterday thanks to the blueberries, but here's roughly what I put in mine today.

2 handfuls spinach
1/2 cup or so of silken tofu
1/3 cup or so of mango
1 handful frozen blueberries
2 frozen strawberries
1/2 banana
3/4 scoop soy protein powder
Big splash of orange juice
A drizzling of agave nectar

Conclusion? It was delicious! I couldn't even tell that there was spinach in this at all. I just tasted the fruit! I'll definitely be making this often. I'm still sneaking in that protein even though I'm not having surgery right away after all. It just good for me!

Until next time!