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couldn't save myself.
I was at my second client's house today to do her 5lb Yorkie. I had the dog in my right hand and a tin of cookies in my left. My client and I both were walking out of her house thru the door to the garage. I stepped down off the step and went down hard. Apparently the kids had left their boots at the bottom in the walkway and I stepped on one of them. I proably would have been all right if I didn't come down on the ice chest sitting right at the side of the door. The corner of the chest hit me in my left side right under my little boobie. Oh God the pain. The whole time I didn't let go of the dog. Thank God I went to my left, had I fell to the right I would have killed the dog landing on her.
My client wanted to take me to the hospital, but being old and stubborn I said I would just go home. Not easy driving this rig in pain. On the way I stopped at the ER because the more I felt the pain, I felt sure I had cracked a rib. That was another adventure. The first thing I did at the ER was get my bra off in the bathroom, it felt like I was being strangled.
I have a huge lump and severe bruising on the boob and rib cage. Xrays didn't show any rib cracks, but the doctor was more concerned about my spleen being damaged. As it turned out I was in the ER 7 hours. So another day lost. Would have lost the day anyway, but would have rather been home feeling sorry for myself then being brave in the ER.
This is the first time in 40 years of grooming that I haven't worked my self to death grooming at Christmas. No grooming, just a bunch of shoveling snow for 3 days, and spending my time in the ER.
The Doc sure was nice and cute, gave me some good drugs to take with orders not to do any lifting for awhile. No problem, can hardly breathe, let alone lift.
I was at my second client's house today to do her 5lb Yorkie. I had the dog in my right hand and a tin of cookies in my left. My client and I both were walking out of her house thru the door to the garage. I stepped down off the step and went down hard. Apparently the kids had left their boots at the bottom in the walkway and I stepped on one of them. I proably would have been all right if I didn't come down on the ice chest sitting right at the side of the door. The corner of the chest hit me in my left side right under my little boobie. Oh God the pain. The whole time I didn't let go of the dog. Thank God I went to my left, had I fell to the right I would have killed the dog landing on her.
My client wanted to take me to the hospital, but being old and stubborn I said I would just go home. Not easy driving this rig in pain. On the way I stopped at the ER because the more I felt the pain, I felt sure I had cracked a rib. That was another adventure. The first thing I did at the ER was get my bra off in the bathroom, it felt like I was being strangled.
I have a huge lump and severe bruising on the boob and rib cage. Xrays didn't show any rib cracks, but the doctor was more concerned about my spleen being damaged. As it turned out I was in the ER 7 hours. So another day lost. Would have lost the day anyway, but would have rather been home feeling sorry for myself then being brave in the ER.
This is the first time in 40 years of grooming that I haven't worked my self to death grooming at Christmas. No grooming, just a bunch of shoveling snow for 3 days, and spending my time in the ER.
The Doc sure was nice and cute, gave me some good drugs to take with orders not to do any lifting for awhile. No problem, can hardly breathe, let alone lift.
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