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I guess I owe a little bit more time to the south, huh?

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Eel is GONE!

Thank you to everyone for their concern over my damaged trachea. Good news. The eel bone has managed to finds its way down my throat and has been properly digested! And it happened all on its own as Mother Nature intended! Woohoo! I just saved $75 on hospital co-pays! (And on my auto insurance.)

Doctor Prescribed ICE CREAM!

Well, eating all that sushi has finally caught up with me. I may have had a slight medical mishap with my Eel Avocado Roll today. Somehow I managed to get an eel bone stuck in my throat! Now those of you who thought that eels didn't have bones - you're wrong. They most certainly do. But they're rather small and typically easily digestible. But this eel bone had it out for me and chose to lodge itself in an ever-so inconvenient position my poor, unsuspecting throat. I tried everything to get rid of it. I drank 2 bottles of water, coughed and hacked, even tried making it reverse course up my throat if you know what I mean, but to no avail. It's still there.

Luckily, Paul's dad is a doctor, so we gave him a call to ask for his advice. He said that it could be two possibilities - either I have a bone in my throat or an eel bone scratched my throat on it's way down and the scratch makes it feel like I have a bone in my throat. Either way, it's a little uncomfortable. I can feel it every time I swallow or turn my head. Paul's dad said that I should take anti-inflammatories and drink cold things to prevent swelling. So Jen, Paul, and I took a trip to Baskin Robbins for ice cream. (It's two for one Sundae Day!) But even that didn't make it go away! If it doesn't go away I have to go to the Emergency Room for an X-ray and have it plucked from my throat with a tube! Ew.

I hope it goes away.