very expensive tuyo

i've been addicted to gourmet tuyo since one of our neighbors decided to give away colorfully wrapped bottles of it for christmas. in 1993 it was something new, i think, and since my entire family never liked tuyo to begin with, they gladly handed them over to me.

so gourmet tuyo became my favorite food of all time. i'd always get a bottle whenever we'd go to the grocery. it became my best friend too, especially went i went back to school and had to cook my own food. it was instant gratification after long classes in law: i'd buy a cup of rice, put the bottle in a bowl of warm water, fry an egg, and within minutes, enjoy a meal fit for a queen.

well, last night was one of those nights. i had rushed home from the grocery to catch csi. was awfully hungry when i remembered that i bought tuyo. i cooked rice and within twenty minutes i had my mini-feast.

that is, until i got a teeny-tiny fishbone lodged in my tonsil.

a cup of rice, five bananas, one liter of water, and 10 hours later, damn fishbone was still stuck. if boyfriends stuck to me as much as that fishbone did, i'd be married with kids by now.

went to the emergency room in desperation this morning. EENT did all sorts of things to my throat:

(1) flat stick to see if it was visible to the naked eye. nope.
(2) long thin stick with a camera probe. yup it was there. brought out his forceps to do his thing. oops, gag reflex.
(3) ten gags later, he resorted to spraying something to prevent gag reflex. did not work.
(4) probably tired with the entire thing, he used this big metal thing to hold my tongue then went on to declare that fishbone is no longer there.

no, no, no, i protested. how could it be when it's difficult to swallow still?

in his infinite wisdom (which did not include the ability to tie his own shoelaces) he proclaimed that source of pain was not fishbone but the inflammation caused by the fishbone. he whipped out his prescription pad and made a list of medicines to make me all better.

medicine cost more than my gas allowance for a week.

evil evil fishbone. evil evil tuyo.

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incidentally, in my twisted mind, doctor looked like a very cute geek. if the pain does not go away within two days, i will demand that they bring me right back to him. he can kiss me to make it all better.

*kikay*

sigh...