It’s Easter! I get to ignore the stacks of books piled precariously on the floor, waiting to be organized and put into their bookcases. It’s cold too, so I deserve a delicious, warming tea!
I really love this one. I don’t have very much of it left, so I want to save the rest for after surgery. Without a sense of smell or taste, this tea is smooth, mellow, and slightly sweet. Really a delicious cup. But I’m hoping hard that my sense of smell will be restored at least temporarily so I can taste all my favorite teas, including this one.
I am not looking forward to surgery. It is painful, expensive, and not a cure for nasal polyps. But in the years since my last (fourth) surgery, some new treatments have been developed that may delay the return of polyps. The ENT will be implanting a device that should keep the openings to the sinuses open, so less debris will be trapped in the sinuses and cause infections. Fingers crossed.
That was probably more than you wanted to know! So, to recap, this is a delicious tea!
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I hope the surgery goes well. It is so difficult to really enjoy tea without the sense of smell. :(
ok, I’m about to let myself sound publicly lame…. are your sinus issues due to allergies? Would moving help? I have ‘orrible sinus problems when the weeds/trees/grass blooms around here…but don’t seem to have any issues when on holiday to new places….strange, isn’t it? all the same, good luck with the surgery. Is it soon?
Actually, I’m not allergic to anything. I almost wish I was, so we could treat it! About 30 years ago I lived in a basement apartment that flooded. The ENT at the Mayo Clinic told me I had Allergic Fungal Sinusitis. I guess it makes sense. Who knows what kind of fungus and mold I was exposed to in that apartment? This will be my fifth sinus surgery, but the first in 10 years.
Surgery is on April 16, so a little less than a week!
oh gourd, that sounds horrific! I’ve had things I thought to be inconsequential come back and bite me in the butt physically….funny how when we’re young we think if we’re ok now we’re ok forever! I know differently now! Hope all goes well and that technology and drugs have advanced more than you expect!
I hope the surgery goes well. It is so difficult to really enjoy tea without the sense of smell. :(
ok, I’m about to let myself sound publicly lame…. are your sinus issues due to allergies? Would moving help? I have ‘orrible sinus problems when the weeds/trees/grass blooms around here…but don’t seem to have any issues when on holiday to new places….strange, isn’t it? all the same, good luck with the surgery. Is it soon?
Actually, I’m not allergic to anything. I almost wish I was, so we could treat it! About 30 years ago I lived in a basement apartment that flooded. The ENT at the Mayo Clinic told me I had Allergic Fungal Sinusitis. I guess it makes sense. Who knows what kind of fungus and mold I was exposed to in that apartment? This will be my fifth sinus surgery, but the first in 10 years.
Surgery is on April 16, so a little less than a week!
oh gourd, that sounds horrific! I’ve had things I thought to be inconsequential come back and bite me in the butt physically….funny how when we’re young we think if we’re ok now we’re ok forever! I know differently now! Hope all goes well and that technology and drugs have advanced more than you expect!