Woke up just a few hours after crashing last night to find myself very nauseous and with a lot of acid reflux. When I first crashed, I had gas but didn’t think it would last long. I knew the only way to feel better and get back to sleep for my appointments today would be to get rid of it. So I kind of helped it along, even if I didn’t. I was pretty damn nauseous, so I didn’t really have to do much.

I’m still feeling slightly queasy which I suspect is due to something I ate. While it could be related to my haital hernia or gastritis, I doubt it. My body may be still adjusting to life without a gallbladder. I suspect the culprit is either the wine or ice cream I had, or perhaps the combination of the two. If this problem persists, I'll have to cut them out. However, I have had both before without any issues since my surgery. Although, I did feel a bit nauseous once while drinking wine, which was Merlot - a robust and acidic wine. Perhaps a milder wine like Moscato would be better for me.

I had to cut back on the probiotics because it was leaving a funny metallic-like taste in my mouth.

I might have to scale back my medication because I’m starting to have some side effects. I’m starting with cutting my waiting time to a half hour before I do that and we’ll see how it goes.

Got my teeth cleaned this morning, and luckily, I have no new cavities. The sensitivity I was feeling was simply tissue inflammation after the bridge work. It’s been better for a couple of days now. They did the regular x-rays they do yearly along with a 3D scan.

After the dentist, we went to the bank and opened up a checking and a savings account in my name only for work. We’ll connect it to PayPal later. They’re giving me $100 for leaving $50 in the account for 25 days. I got to choose between six different card designs and of course, I chose the palm tree.

Still no work at Ray’s, and he’s still here. Irma said it might be more like late May before he leaves for Michigan. The handyman who gave him the quotes for the driveway and rocks was here earlier but not for long. It would really be nice if he got his shit done and over with before I get back on nights.

I see what Tom means when he says he’s not a chatty guy. We pulled in at the same time, and I said hello to him as we were exiting our vehicles. He said hello back, and I would have tried to get more information from him, but he took off into his house. So yeah, he’s not rude, but he’s not friendly either.

We had a storm a couple of evenings ago that I was actually awake enough to enjoy listening and relaxing too. A burst of lightning activated the motion sensor light in the bathroom. We had a lot more wind than we had rain/thunder. Now it’s back to the usual sunny dry weather.