...is a no-no in Philippine airports. I have 6 tins of tuna in veggie oil, just in case there isn't any in Bangkok. I know for certain there isn't any in Salaya.
The security guard at Mactan-Cebu International Airport said I can't have them in my carry-on. After I explained where I was going and why I actually had tuna on my person he marched over to one of the nearby shops and returned with a small box. He produced a roll of packaging tape from a stash on top of one of the x-ray machines. I packed the box and he taped it shut, even going so far as to make a tape handle for me to carry it later, then escorted me to the first class check-in desk for Philippine Airlines and got them to check the box in for me. How sweet was all that???
In return for all this work I answered his many questions about why I was in Cebu to begin with, what I did while I was in Bogo, were my parents in good health and happy that I'd come for a visit, why I was going to Thailand, and so on. He wasn't asking because of my suspicious, terrorist-like behaviour, but because he's Filipino and couldn't help himself. Filipinos are dead curious about other people and like asking lots of questions. They are so satisfied by getting good answers and really like getting to the bottom of things. I love this about them, and I understand it, because I'm the same way.
Hi Cheryl!
ReplyDeleteBankok sounds exciting, interesting, and very noisy. Sounds like you are having a great time living there while learning new massage techniques.
I am still in rehab - will not go home until I can master the steps going up to my front door. There are only 6, but we have one railing and I am still required not to put weight on my operated leg. So have to use a crutch on the side away from the railing while navigating the stairs. Not so easy, especially since I fatigue easily.
At least the quads are starting to come back. Still cannot lift my leg much, but the muscles are contracting. The edema from the surgery has gone down, but there is still quite a bit of pressure on the muscles/ligaments in my thigh and over the knee.
Any suggestions for getting the edema to dissipate faster? One of the therapists said I could lightly massage my leg, thereby redistributing the fluid and I think possibly stimulating readsorption. I suppose it is all a result of the trauma of surgery combined with the insult of an added foreign substance (the prosthesis).
Overall I am doing fine, just tired of being here. Canned air, food not so great. I will get another x-ray on Dec. 8 and perhaps then I will get the all-clear to put weight on the operated leg. Just weighting on healing of the small fracture near the lesser trochanter/insertion site of the ileopsois muscle.
The physical therapists are helping with exercises twice a day M-F, once Sat, none on Sunday. They have also been using electrical stimulation on me - one setting to help with the edema, another setting for stimulating the quads. My poor skin is sore from all the stretching and dry air - e-stim probably contributes as well. It actually hurts when I put on skin cream!
This is all for now. Looking forward to the next postings.
Love, Susan