Kick me while I'm down, why don't ya?

OK, so my immune system is going to be on the blink for a couple of months.  So I have to avoid crowds including schools, malls, cinemas, concerts and Japanese commuter trains.  I can live with that.  But it also means that I have to modify my eating habits and some of this cuts deep.  As of New Year's Eve, I am not allowed to eat any of the following :-
  • Steak that is not well done
  • Pork and chicken that are not thoroughly well done
  • Underdone tofu (I didn't realise that you could underdo tofu)
  • Cheese with mould in it (what?  No blue stilton?)
  • Raw fish (my usual annual intake is approx nil so I can live with this one)
  • Runny eggs
  • Meat from the deli, not even Troyer's off the bone ham or pastrami.  I am allowed to eat meat that has been packaged in plastic and flung into a chilled cabinet

but at least Dr M has said that I am allowed proper beer again.  I did not celebrate by going out and downing a couple of six packs - after a year on the wagon, I'm falling off gently.
It is now 10 days since my last dose of chemotherapy until after my transplant.  As a result I can now taste things properly - Branston Pickle no longer tastes like floor polish.  My brain is slowly reverting to previous performance levels though I still find Black Belt KenKens well-nigh impossible to finish and I still can't remember anyone's name.




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  1. NonieDecember 10, 2016 at 4:26 AM

    Hey, just pretend you're pregnant. Can't eat any if that either OR have beer!

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