Fat Lip Allergy

this is the face i woke up to a few weeks ago. it's hard to tell in this picture but my upper lip is all swollen. kinda reminds me of a turtle. i already wrote about it in a little visit to the hospital bautista if you would like to take a peek.

picture kindly provided by new zealand skype crew.
ps. i also did just wake up and was kind of out of it.


and i am feeling much better. back to work today. my diet has changed from non salted crackers to oatmeal. i'll be chomping on fried food pretty soon.

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