big shot

I've been having major neck problems and had to get an epidural corticosteroid shot today.  To crib info from other site:

"Sometimes additional fluid (local anesthetic and/or a normal saline solution) is used to help ‘flush out’ inflammatory mediators from around the area that may be a source of pain.

The epidural space encircles the dural sac and is filled with fat and small blood vessels. The dural sac surrounds the spinal cord, nerve roots, and cerebrospinal fluid (the fluid that the nerve roots are bathed in)."

FLUSHED.  It felt like a balloon full of water was injected in my spine.  I can still feel it.

Afterwards, I was high on stuff and hungry since I didn't have breakfast.  I thought I would have a greasy egg sandwich, but instead a thought came into my head - rice balls, also known as omusubi or onigiri.  Off to Oms/b.

Here's me after the shot.



Here are the rice balls:  L to R:  cod roe rice ball, hijiki rice ball, shrimp tempura rice ball, water, miso soup.  The breakfast of champions.



And this is me after the rice balls.