Okay, so that wasn't so bad as things go

 Got there fifteen minutes earlier than the early time they had listed. It's the same facility that I had been to many times before my breast surgery. It's where the mammogram was done and the CT scan was done so I knew the layout at least. Parking was relatively simple and didn't cost anything, which is one of the reasons that determined where I would go. Never did to to the pharmacy for the mucus thinner. Oh and I had a really bad bout of vertigo Saturday night after trying to lay back on the bed flat. Bad enough it was making me feel nauseous and off kilter all day Sunday. Less so now to negligible and I think it's my cataract causing it now.

Weather started changing last night and weather app says might get some rain tonight. It was drizzly enough this morning that it made my car look terrible. So cloudy and cool thankfully for the next few days.

Meanwhile, back to what I did today. They ushered me in right away, asked if I wanted a warm blanket while I waited for maybe a minute after getting the gown on. Another minute or two and they were ready for me. No vertigo when I laid down thankfully, I told the nurse about it and she said they would make sure not to do anything that would cause that.

A shot of lidocaine in the area and I think a second one. Then what I thought was more lidocaine but the needle was wiggling, four times of that and then .... something about getting the right labels for the samples, and then a bandaid on my neck and they were done. Luckily my post nasal drip is mostly dried up because I have been drinking more water and less soda the past few days. Didn't have to swallow or cough the entire procedure. I do wish they would have announced they were done a little more emphatically. The doctor left the room and the nurse said 'I'll leave the curtain open because the room is really small if you want to get your other shirt on. 

What? Took me a moment to realize they were done already. I looked at her 'oh you're done?' she said yeah it only took like five minutes'. Well then. 

Got my shirt on, she double checked my information told me not to strain my neck too much for the next twenty four hours and might not hear back from my doctor until next Monday. Thanked her and she ushered me out and we went home.

Almost surreal experience. BTW I hate lidocaine injections. they are never comfortable. I had to think about why it would take so long for the results and then realized, they take the samples and have to culture them and examine for any sign of growth and then pass that on to the doctor.

Alrighty then. 

In other news, I made the equivalent of breaded chicken parmesan but chicken fingers. 

Made marinara for dipping and garlic parmesan spaghetti. It was fantastic! I'm all out of bread crumbs now though and low on several other things. I think I will attempt real chicken parmesan next month, but only if I can find a meat mallet to pound the chicken thin enough.

I really love being able to grab stuff out of the cupboard and fridge and whip up a meal. I can only imagine what it would be like to have more room to do things like baking and this where I have counter space galore. A hotel room with a kitchenette has more counter space than I do.

Anyway...

Kind of tired, fixing some beef chuck in the dutch oven, have no idea what to call it but it involved broth, spices and a can of petite diced tomatoes and will be poured over rice.

Another update when I have news.