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I arrived home around 10:30 tonight. All went excellently at the Mayo Clinic. The aspirin challenge/desensitization went very well. No reaction today even at high doses of aspirin, so I am considered non-sensitive to aspirin. I’ll be taking 650 mg twice a day for the rest of my life. So, yay! And a little boo, too, because the doctor said it was possible for me to regain my smell, but he believes not. So probably I’ll be plagued by no sense of smell interspersed with brief, vague flashes of scent or taste. Likely when scooping out the cat box or cleaning the moldy leftovers out the fridge.

So now, to the tea. I am beginning to like this one more and more. It is a mellow, sweet infusion. Slightly on the artificial side, but not bad.
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gmathis
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Sorry about the so-so prognosis, but welcome home!

Maddy Barone
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Thanks! I am of course disappointed by the no smelling thing. But I’m breathing well so that’s the really important thing, right?

gmathis
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Breathing is good!

Indigobloom
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Yay for possibilities! Fingers crossed for you

OMGsrsly
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Breathing is really good! Fingers crossed regarding the smell coming back at more opportune times than described. :D

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gmathis
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Sorry about the so-so prognosis, but welcome home!

Maddy Barone
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Thanks! I am of course disappointed by the no smelling thing. But I’m breathing well so that’s the really important thing, right?

gmathis
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Breathing is good!

Indigobloom
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Yay for possibilities! Fingers crossed for you

OMGsrsly
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Breathing is really good! Fingers crossed regarding the smell coming back at more opportune times than described. :D

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I love cats. I love alone time. I love sitting indoors on a cold winter night with a book or my knitting while drinking tea. I don’t have a sense of smell, so many of the more subtle flavors of tea escape me. Two of the things I CAN taste are bitter and sour, so any tea that has even a slightly bitter taste is nasty for me. And what others might perceive as pleasant tartness may be horribly sour for me.

I’m also a writer. I love writing, and a mug of hot tea helps me get through the hours sitting in front of the computer. Although I’m a comparatively new tea drinker, I’m jumping in feet first. Feel free to recommend any teas you think I might enjoy.

100-91 – Wowza! I want to keep this tea in the cupboard all the time.
75-90 – Very nice. It would be good to have this tea on hand from time to time.
60-74 – OK. Wouldn’t keep it in the cupboard, but I would drink it again.
45-59 – If a friend served this I would drink it to be polite, but it’s not really my cuppa.
Lower than 45 – Blech. It was too sour or bitter for my taste. Would not drink it again.

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