Sonya
Well-Known Member
It has been a week from Hates....last wednesday we were at our camp and I got serious stomach pain along w/throwing up and diaharrea. I thought it was food poisoning, but the stomach pain was so terrible. Ended up going to the ER up by our camp....it was my appendix....they take it out (using a scope) 3 small incisions and send me home that day...we go back to camp for the night since home is 2 hrs away and I'm not up for the ride. The next moring, we go home, I get off the couch and blood starts spurting from one of the incisions. We thought I had tore it open, but that wasn't the case, the incision was still closed. The Dr had not clamped off the appendix good and nicked an artery and I was full of blood. Lost 3 liters. Went in for emergency surgery on Thursday night and finally get out of hospitial and home today. I have 40 staples and am black and blue from my rib cage to my pelvis. Going to be off work for 6 weeks.
Hubby is not doing well taking care of the animals. I do all the animal work and I can get everything done very quickly when needed (1 hr a day)...it takes him about 2-3 and he is very stressed. He won't let me call the petsitter to help because we are going to need the money since I will be off work so long. I feel so bad for him, but I can't help at all, at least not for a couple days. Tonight, Merlin (one of the minis) isn't up to par, he tells me he's been rolling. I tell him to call vet, he goes back down there and says he's up and seems fine, was drinking and following him around. I want him to call the petsitter to come out (she is a vettech) just to look him over to see if he needs the vet since Doug really doesn't know. I can't even walk down to the barn to see for my self. He came in the house just a few mins ago all stressed out and went out to take some hay from the storage shed to the barn. I told him I was calling Amy (petsitter) to help out, but he refuses. I know she won't take any money from me right now, I can pay her later, but he still refuses. It's like he's throwing in the towel if I call her. I'm so frustrated and can't do a thing about it. I'm going to try to walk down to the barn and check Merlin out for myself, Dr said I need to walk alittle anyhow.
Thanks for listening, just venting, I think this is worse for Doug than it is for me (although I am in alot of pain)...it's going to be a rough couple weeks...send prayers please...
Hubby is not doing well taking care of the animals. I do all the animal work and I can get everything done very quickly when needed (1 hr a day)...it takes him about 2-3 and he is very stressed. He won't let me call the petsitter to help because we are going to need the money since I will be off work so long. I feel so bad for him, but I can't help at all, at least not for a couple days. Tonight, Merlin (one of the minis) isn't up to par, he tells me he's been rolling. I tell him to call vet, he goes back down there and says he's up and seems fine, was drinking and following him around. I want him to call the petsitter to come out (she is a vettech) just to look him over to see if he needs the vet since Doug really doesn't know. I can't even walk down to the barn to see for my self. He came in the house just a few mins ago all stressed out and went out to take some hay from the storage shed to the barn. I told him I was calling Amy (petsitter) to help out, but he refuses. I know she won't take any money from me right now, I can pay her later, but he still refuses. It's like he's throwing in the towel if I call her. I'm so frustrated and can't do a thing about it. I'm going to try to walk down to the barn and check Merlin out for myself, Dr said I need to walk alittle anyhow.
Thanks for listening, just venting, I think this is worse for Doug than it is for me (although I am in alot of pain)...it's going to be a rough couple weeks...send prayers please...