I think what I have learned from all this is that I really don't like drugs. It's just not my style. I'm finally off the codine and out from under the drain of the anethesia and starting to feel human, but the last couple of days were a drag!

I think I slept 20 hours yesterday. I would wake up, and just not be all there, and go right back to bed. I hate being in bed on beautiful days, but it just wasn't working to stay awake. So I did what had to be done and slept it off. The good news is today I feel much more human. 

As for the not talking, it honestly hasn't been hard, but I haven't really felt like talking much. I did wake up yesterday morning to my Mom peeking in on me and I whispered "Hello." Then freaked out that I had talked! I also spent all night having dreams in which I was talking, but was worried about the fact that I was talking, so clearly my brain is thinking about it. 

I've continued to use a combination of the white board, iPad and computer to talk. The white board is easiest for very quick things. The iPad and computer are necessary for actual conversations. It's slow but it works. It really makes you think about what you say, a lot less excess chatter coming from me these days. My Dad wonders if that will be a perminante change, but somehow I doubt it. 

Today my challenge is planned for dinner. My cousin Kara (not the one I work with HubSpotters, my other cousin Kara, yes I have two of them!) is having a birthday dinner at a local Mexican place. It's early enough that I am planning to go for a little while to see the family before I fall asleep. The real question is, what will I find to eat and how will I manage talking with a group! Should be interesting. 

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