Life would be the pits if we couldn't laugh, especially at ourselves.
I can't eat chocolate either, can't even drink it, and Oh what I wouldn't give to be able to have the occasional Iced chocolate with lashings of ice-cream and cream on top, or a hot chocolate with marshmallows swimming on the surface, (big sigh) but you know there might be a great big bonus being fed through a tube, I might lose some weight, teeheehee!!! hugs n roses, M

As the saying goes: "Laughter is the best medicine."
My normal demeanor is upbeat and happy but believe me, I have my bad days and this has been tough, when i'm not laughing, i'm crying..
Ray is my rock, we laugh a lot and we both lift each other. I figure I have to be stronger for him since he lost his first wife to Melanoma & I know he is worried but trying to hide it from me. That is why I am so grateful to have my Cute family to come to.
I do love you all. hnr, M

Hey Kerry, we haven't got that far yet, I think there will be more tests to try and discover the depth of this infection. If you checked the link and read through some of the ramifications, it is really quite scary, especially if it turns out I am a carrier of salmonella, that would be disastrous.
How I got it, Heaven only knows, how long have I had it in my system waiting to raise its ugly head??? I could have got it when I had the farm with horses, cows, pigs, chickens, dogs, cats & ducks. It could have been when I was managing a Hot Chicken shop, plenty of opportunities to pick it up there, it could have been from drinking egg flips, (made with raw eggs) It could even have been from one of the many surgeries I have had over the years, or even from previous dental work done on the teeth on this side of my mouth. I've certainly had a lot of painful problems in the teeth on the left side of my mouth going back about ten years all told. Salmonella is world wide problem.
At least I know it wasn't from poor hygeine as I am obsessive, compulsive cleaning my hands, I am constantly scrubbing them with a nail brush and antiseptic wash, it's a wonder i have any skin left. LOL!

As far as laughter goes, I guess if I was a guy, Aussies would call me a Larrikin. LOL! You should have heard Ray and I with the Breast Surgeon, when we walked back out into the waiting room, everyone was staring at us like we must be mad, they could obviously hear the laughter coming from the surgery. :-}}}
hnr, M

Good to see you posting Ruthie!

NO thank Heavens, my sister takes Fosamax,(she has Osteoporosis) but I take as few drugs as possible, I have to be dying or beyond my pain endurance limit, then I'd rather drink a straight Scotch, no just kidding!
My bone density tests were good, I've been taking Calcium for over 30 years since I was diagnosed with a milk allergy. But thanks for the thoughts.
hugs n roses, M

I just keep reminding myself there are plenty of others who are far worse off than I am.
But I do want to scream the warning to everyone to get regular dental checkups, I only missed 4 years and if I hadn't all this would have been avoided. hugs n roses, m