Well, it's deja vu all over again--again
Here's the good news: Patriot is doing very well, although I think we'll need a trainer to help us with the running over to meet other dogs even when your owner is firmly holding on to you and projectig positive energy that says, "We don't care about that dog, we just want to keep walking along this time." I can even imagine exactly how to go about desensitizing him, but the method calls for the cooperation of other dogs and owners.
BUT he is responding very positively and walking nicely on the leash, much better than before. And he's so devoted to keeping me company in the house it's funny--rather like Sasha, going from room to room with me. He'll come over and ask to be petted, but isn't after you constantly. He barks when someone comes to the door (including at Norm and Melissa!) but once he sees who it is, he settles right down and says hello. Definitely the best of both worlds.
The separated shoulder is feeling lot better, too. The bruising is fading out by dispersing itself down my arm and chest, leading to thankfulness I wasn't attending any events where short sleeves or a revealing neckline is involved, LOL. I could probably lift the amount of weight (10 lbs and under) I'm likely to encounter at work, though I haven't actually tested this theory out. BECAUSE...
Remember the gallstones found by the gastroenterologist 3 years ago, in the course of an abdominal ultrasound to diagnose that mild fatty liver--the ones that weren't bothering me, so we weren't going to bother them? They decided to bother me on Wednesday starting around mid-afternoon. I've never had a gall bladder attack, but did have appendicitis about 40 years ago, and this felt very much the same as the early stages of that, just mild nausea and generalized abdominal discomfort that wouldn't go away. By Thursday morning it was clear something other than indigestion was happening. So off I went for my 2nd ER visit in 8 days, and by 2 PM the offending organ and stones were history. They use a laparoscopic technique nowadays, which shortens the surgical time, recovery time, leaves four little bandaid incisions, etc. etc. I had the option of staying over one night, but generally find I sleep better at home. The only reason anyone stays overnight is because most of the gall bladder cases are done near the end of the day and it would be ridiculously late to discharge at that point. So here I am. I got up to use the bathroom and take a Mucinex (loosen all the post op secretions). The surgeon says people get back to work in a week, with the laparoscopic surgery--which hasn't been the case for anybody I know, but it's still several weeks at most, vs several months!
Sunny weather this weekend--how nice to look forward to that:)!
BUT he is responding very positively and walking nicely on the leash, much better than before. And he's so devoted to keeping me company in the house it's funny--rather like Sasha, going from room to room with me. He'll come over and ask to be petted, but isn't after you constantly. He barks when someone comes to the door (including at Norm and Melissa!) but once he sees who it is, he settles right down and says hello. Definitely the best of both worlds.
The separated shoulder is feeling lot better, too. The bruising is fading out by dispersing itself down my arm and chest, leading to thankfulness I wasn't attending any events where short sleeves or a revealing neckline is involved, LOL. I could probably lift the amount of weight (10 lbs and under) I'm likely to encounter at work, though I haven't actually tested this theory out. BECAUSE...
Remember the gallstones found by the gastroenterologist 3 years ago, in the course of an abdominal ultrasound to diagnose that mild fatty liver--the ones that weren't bothering me, so we weren't going to bother them? They decided to bother me on Wednesday starting around mid-afternoon. I've never had a gall bladder attack, but did have appendicitis about 40 years ago, and this felt very much the same as the early stages of that, just mild nausea and generalized abdominal discomfort that wouldn't go away. By Thursday morning it was clear something other than indigestion was happening. So off I went for my 2nd ER visit in 8 days, and by 2 PM the offending organ and stones were history. They use a laparoscopic technique nowadays, which shortens the surgical time, recovery time, leaves four little bandaid incisions, etc. etc. I had the option of staying over one night, but generally find I sleep better at home. The only reason anyone stays overnight is because most of the gall bladder cases are done near the end of the day and it would be ridiculously late to discharge at that point. So here I am. I got up to use the bathroom and take a Mucinex (loosen all the post op secretions). The surgeon says people get back to work in a week, with the laparoscopic surgery--which hasn't been the case for anybody I know, but it's still several weeks at most, vs several months!
Sunny weather this weekend--how nice to look forward to that:)!