After 13 long days in ICU, Sascha is finally back at home. Although she is still not able to walk, the surgeon is cautiously optimistic she will walk again given time. Bladder functions are normal, which was the main hurdle to overcome before she could be released.
It has been a very difficult couple of weeks. Watching my dog go through all this pain,not being able to be there with her, not knowing if she would recover, watching the credit card climb and climb, spending many sleepless nights wondering if I was being selfish by putting her through all this pain.
On top of it all, I had to go in for surgery myself last week to remove a gallbladder which was no longer being a team player, and spent 3 days sick as a dog from the anesthetic, all the while worrying if the swollen Lymph Node they took out while they were in there slicing & dicing was cancerous or not (turns out it is not!!)
Sorry, that just kind of came out. Guess I needed to unload a bit. Anyway, it's a bit of challenge getting her in and out of the house, seeing as I'm not supposed to lift over 10 lbs. for 4 weeks, but with the help of friends & family we'll get through it. I have looked up a bunch of rehab exercises, and with hard work and some luck, we'll get her to walk again.
It's good to have you home, girl!!!
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I just want thank you all for your positive thoughts. It means a lot. Special mention to bagofpucks for the "dog needs to get a job" line. It provided some much needed laughter more than once. I'm preparing her resume as we speak