A bit snowy, but sunny too.
Quite a different day really. I went to bed reasonably early last night and tried to sleep. It was quite difficult and didn't really work. This morning, Fumihiko checked for snow, and then went back to sleep for a bit. He got up later and went to work, then emailed me from work to say he'd taken time off and would take me to the doctor this morning.
I got up around 8, which was really early for me! I showered and after he arrived, Fumihiko took me off to see his doctor. To make a long story short, the thought is that I have sciatica, probably brought on by the long car ride for my birthday weekend. I got an injection for the pain, some pain meds, and some sticky plasters too. I hope I'm not allergic to them. (Usually cloth bandages cause a reaction on my skin.)
After the visit to the doctor's office we had brunch in Gusto. I had breakfast, Fumihiko had lunch! I had scrambled eggs which were a bit wet. Bleck. I don't understand why the scrambled eggs in this country are so awful. They are runny and just plain yuck.
Fumihiko ran me home via a post office, and then he went back to work. I stayed home and tried to stay awake. After 1, I couldn't. I set the alarm and took a half hour nap. I woke up before the alarm and felt really refreshed. I was able to do 2 loads of laundry and pack my suitcase, and then around 5 I even started my dinner prep. Obviously, I needed that nap!
Fumihiko came home around 6:30 and I got him to go out with me. He took me to the drugstore to get some things for the house and me. We got dishwashing liquid, ear plugs for me (or my room mate!) and a jewellry cleaning cloth. There were a few other things, but nothing too important.
We also swang by my apartment to set the heater and check the parking space. It does look like I'll have to shovel a bit, but it's not as terrible as it was last time. Not nearly. The entrance was also a little blocked. I set the heater for tomorrow's classes too.
We came home and I got cooking! I stirfried tonight and it was good. I used a mix of pork, carrots, broccolini, onion and then a bought veggie mix. I also added in a packet of tofu that I'd pressed to remove the water. It was soooo good. Fumihiko raved about it!
He did the dishes and we watched the end of A Streetcar Named Desire with Brando and Leigh. It was good, if a bit too stagey. I would like to see it from the beginning someday.
The rest of the evening was quiet, but nice. I did a lot of printing of things for my trip, and something for Fumihiko.
That's it for me. I'll try to write something tomorrow night, but if I can't, I'll be back on Monday night. Don't miss me too much! Night night.
4 comments:
Those chemical plaster things are nasty. One of my students got an awful rash from them. I think a heating pad would be better (and at least as effective).
I believe the chemical things are just a scam to keep selling things. A heating pad lasts years, but the plasters are one use and then you need another.
I hope you feel better soon!
My husband is addicted to the sticky plaster things, but his overuse has meant that he often breaks out into rashes, quite nasty ones. I guess they don't know the meaning of hypoallergenic here.
A heating pad is nice, but it's not terribly portable is it? I haven't taken the first one off yet, so after I do, I'll see what's happening.
Still, I feel much better today. Thanks for commenting!
I'm allergic to elastoplast, don't know if you've heard of it, but when i go to hospital i have to have the old fashioned bandages not the sticky tape.
Once when i went into have surgery i explicitly told them that i couldn't have those elastoplast, but when i came out of surgery (for a broken arm) my hand was covered in it. As a consequence my hand blew up and came out in itchy blisters, boy was i mad!
Why are you going on a trip? Is it for a holiday?
Hope you have fun :)
PS, is there any way to get rid of the snow by pouring hot water over it and melting it? Would that make it easier...? I've never seen snow so i'm only asking....hmm
Yep, I'm allergic to elastoplast too! We do have it in Canada.
Any time I've told doctors that I'm allergic to elastoplast they believe me and don't use it! Can't believe they used it on you. Maybe had nothing else to use? Seems odd though.
This weekend is the AFWJ convention in Chiba, and I'm going. It's the first time I've attended one of these so I'm really looking forward to it. (AFWJ = Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese men)
And, unfortunately hot water wouldn't do the trick. It would melt the snow, but then the water would freeze and then we'd have ice instead. Ice is worse than snow.
Some of the local streets and parking spaces have (cold) water pipes in them and when it snows they spray water to melt the snow. It works, but there's tons of water around and it's messy. I think it's quite wasteful too.
You've never seen snow? Lucky! :-)
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