pho attempt

well, i basically only ate the broth with a few noodles, but it was still excellent.  in addition, i've managed to eat the following since i first broke the seal with that mac and cheese: over-easy eggs, pancakes, mashed potatoes, cheese omelet, more mashed potatoes, oatmeal.  so awesome.  bring on the weight regain - i heart food!

still run down fighting my infection but i'm gonna kick its butt soon!  i better anyway.  what we hope to avoid is having the metal thing become 'colonized' with bacteria, which means it gets so saturated with infection that it creates a protein force field that makes it immune to antibiotic intervention.  (clearly that is my loose paraphrasing of what the surgeon said. i picture the bacteria as pirates taking over the metal ship.)  presently, i have to keep the incision made on friday open, so it can keep draining, by sticking a pointy syringe in it and irrigating it with this medicated mouthwash i have.  blurgh! :P