So I had the tour yesterday. Wow was that a long day! I had fun, but it's really hard not being able to talk. All I could do most of the time was smile and nod...which is so frustrating when there is so much I want to say, and constantly typing and showing my phone to communicate just doesn't work for me, at least not in that environment. I did have fun though and loved seeing all the different areas. This is really a cool place. I do have to say though that the tour guide was great.
The only part of the tour I didn't like was the amethyst store. I hate when tours include a stop at a jewelry store where they hound you over and over to buy something (I didn't). Luckily that was just a short amount of time, the rest was filled with seeing the palaces, museum, and other places around the city. I loved walking through the shops in Insadong and (I think) Myeondong. I'm definitely going to go back there and spend some more time.
Overall yesterday was good with regard to coughing and stuff. I didn't really have any problems, even with being around so many different conditions, smoggy, flowery, etc. I feel a lot better now that I'm past the critical first 3 days, although I'm still nervous about everything I do. I actually slept/rested almost a full night tonight. I slept mostly until 4am, then laid in bed drifting into and out of sleep and rest until now, 6am. It feels good to actually kind of be on a normal schedule again, which I haven't had since I flew in to Korea.
I am getting pretty anxious for Tuesday so I can see if everything has healed ok and to be that much closer to being able to talk again. Just 3 more days now!
Ps. Kiwi, your voice does sound good, although it obviously isn't as drastic of a change at this stage as we saw from Abby and Jenny, likely due to the talking and stuff you did during that first week. I'm sure it'll continue to improve though, especially after you start the excersices. I mean, Dr. Kim does make it very clear that we shouldn't expect a change until AT LEAST two months post-op. So I would say you're actually still well within the bounds of the recovery schedule. Sounds good though, keep us updated once you start the excersices :-)
