Upgrade… This is a boring post.. But how often do I fly business class…

Every once in awhile it is okay to splurge. It seems little but why not.I was having pain in my breast with enlarged lymph nodes in my armpit and decided to have it checked out at Bumrungrad hospital in Bangkok. They are very thorough and once there they run every test without having to come back to make other appointments. First class hospital. Worth my time.I booked Kenya airways and received an email on whether I wanted to bid for upgrade to business class. I did some research on the difference in price and bid for about 20% of the difference between business and coach, or $75. It was accepted for the flight there. Since it was a later night flight I was excited about sleeping in seats that reclined to a bed. Even better yet was the pass to the premium lounge.Of course, people who know me understand that the first thing I saw was the jar of marshmallows in the lounge. I can’t help it…I didn’t stop at marshmallows, and yes they were strawberry flavoured. I had carrot soup, spring rolls, fried fish, Thai fried rice, fresh pear, wine…If I would have known how great the lounge was I would have gone to the airport when earlier!!!Probably not, but will consider purchasing a lounge pass on long layovers.I people watched from up above…I even graded papers…. Yeah not exciting… But so many to do and they take over an hour a piece to grade. Got to love IB courses…You literally can walk right in to the plane. You get a special lane for security, fast track through the gate, and all this space…The seats had so many positions for lounging and of course sleeping.I will take the snack offered on this flight any day. Definitely better than what is offered in coach.By reclining to a flat bed I had a great 1.5 hours of sleep before landing. Since my appointments at the hospital are early morning, I appreciated that.Update: the source of the pain is lymph nodes most likely caused by hormone levels. Not sure what that means, why it is lasting so long, and what will resolve it… But at least it is not a mass that needs worried about. Since there is family history I wanted it checked by one of the best hospitals around. They also helped with the hepatitis B series I still need to get!Now tomorrow I can tour Bangkok!