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Sheesh, I was worried about today because I had booked myself so heavily. I asked my groomer to ride with me today to be an extra pair of hands and thankfully she agreed. She met me at my first appointment because it's pretty close to her house and I had 4 maltese to do there. We decided to bring two out at a time so she could work on one while I worked on the other. As I was grooming Max all of a sudden I was hit with severe abdominal pain. It doubled me over and it was all I could do to stay fairly upright. I went outside to walk in the cold, asked the client to use their bathroom, and the pain seemed to subside. Got back in the van and started back on Max and within a few minutes the pain returned. this time it seemed to last longer and nothing seemed to make it go away, like walking in the cold. I sat down for a while and decided, as I felt it was starting to subside, that I needed to go to the hospital. I asked my groomer how she felt about finishing the dogs and she agreed and offered me the use of her van to drive myself (only if I felt up to it). I went in to talk to the owners and the pain hit me again as I was trying to explain the situation. Dad was worried about the dogs with a stranger, mom was worried about me LOL. So I left, went to the ER and was seen right away. Apparently, even though I had my gall bladder taken out, there can still be stones in what the doc called the "common bile duct " (I think that was it) which is what he felt was causing me the pain. because honestly it felt like either a gall bladder attack or labor pain and since I knew I didn't have a gall bladder and I wasn't pregnant I couldn't figure it out. So they put me on an IV and the woman who did it, though very nice, did the worst job ever. My arm is swollen, black and blue, and you can see an outline in reddish purple of where the tube was under my skin. They gave me fluids for a few hours and some IV meds.
My poor groomer. I had asked her to come along to help me because of what a long day it was and instead she got the entire day dumped on her! I hope I didn't freak her out too much because I was in so much pain and there isn't a lot of room in the van. But she's still finishing my day and it's almost 7pm, started the day at 8:30am. I came home and went to bed as I was exhausted. My stomach feels like I did a million ab crunches. I am not supposed to eat anything greasy and no dairy for the next 72 hours.
thank goodness she was with me or I don't know what I would have done today. What a lifesaver she is. And I am thankful that the pain in gone!
My poor groomer. I had asked her to come along to help me because of what a long day it was and instead she got the entire day dumped on her! I hope I didn't freak her out too much because I was in so much pain and there isn't a lot of room in the van. But she's still finishing my day and it's almost 7pm, started the day at 8:30am. I came home and went to bed as I was exhausted. My stomach feels like I did a million ab crunches. I am not supposed to eat anything greasy and no dairy for the next 72 hours.
thank goodness she was with me or I don't know what I would have done today. What a lifesaver she is. And I am thankful that the pain in gone!
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