Well I did it, I passed my swallowing assessment test 100% which is also called the cookie swallow test. I had so many cups of different liquids, soft, thick, different food textures and some of it was gross especially the barium. I even got to eat my cookie at the end which is a funny story the nurses told me about patients going for the test. Many times, actually 90% of the people fail the cookie swallow test. They are disappointed when they come back to their room and didn’t get a cookie. Where’s my cookie? You only get the cookie at the end the nurses say, well then why call it a cookie swallow test. 🙂
Well I’m some glad I passed my swallowing assessment today and I get to eat some real solid food. I get to drink too! 🙂 During this whole stay in the hospital I can’t tell you how thirsty I was. They would always give me a wet sponge to on my lips and in my mouth. I would always suck the water out of it even though I wasn’t supposed to. Man I was thirsty! I’m glad to get food and water today. 48 days is a long time without that privilege. What’s for supper I can’t wait!