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Sara's Pet Grooming

Welcome! My name is Sara, formerly of Tabu's Pet Grooming in Jenison Michigan. I have 15 years grooming experience and am an award winning groomer.
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08/29/2023

GUESS WHAT!!
I finally get to start grooming again. I have to take it very slowly. I get to start with one dog. Then, take a day off. If that goes well, then I try 2 dogs! Then, day off. But at least I get to do something. No big dogs for at least the next month. Nothing over 20lbs. I'm only to do the steps when necessary, but I can do the steps now. I can go up and down 2 to 3 times before I ankle swells like a balloon. My ankle feels the best in the morning, so right now, I will only be doing 8am and 9am. Also, he told me not to make too many appointments at once because I might need more time to recover. So I have no clue how to do this. I'm thinking a week at a time? I'm hoping once I get going, I'll be fine, but who knows?? I think I will know more once I groom my first dog! I can't wait to see you guys! I have missed you all so much, and I'm so very sorry it took this long!

08/08/2023

Update:

Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long. I hurt my ankle on July 12th, and I was down for 2 full weeks. All I did was walk 15 minutes longer than I normally would. I was in so much pain. I'm really trying my hardest to do everything they tell me to do, but it hurt that original spot so much. That spot is so sore that I couldn't even do therapy today. I was only able to do 3 of my exercises. I ended up crying and having to sit down and going home in tears.

The therapist thinks I might have some nerve damage in my toes and that my bone is still rubbing the bone fragments on the inside of my ankle. I have this weird cracking feeling in that original spot on the inside of the ankle. It's stops me in my tracks when it happens, I get sick to my stomach from the pain. I feel so defeated right now.

So I have no clue when I will be able to work again. It just makes me sick when I think about it. All I can say is....I'm so sorry. I'm trying my hardest.

07/07/2023

Update!

Well, I'm still in the same place. I'm not able to do a whole lot. The physical therapist keeps trying to add more on, and it never goes well. Yesterday was very hard, and I get very down in the dumps about it. It's like I take one step forward and 3 steps back. Which they said is normal with surgery.

I have one good day a week and I'll get up and do my exercises and have to sit with my leg up for 2 hours to let that ankle calm down, but then I'm able to clean up the kitchen! Then I'll have to sit for 2 more hours. By the 3pm, I'm done and can't walk. That's just one day a week. Most days, all I get done is exercises. This is the most frustrating thing I have ever been I have ever been through.

I also have some bad news. My mom found out she has cancer. She is going to be having surgery on July 24th. She is having a part of her lung removed. I will be with her as much as I can while she is in the hospital. She will be in the hospital for 5 days. My daughter is going to drive me to and from and wheeling me to her room. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for me.

I just want to say thank you again, and I am so so sorry this is taking so long. I miss you all so much and I can't wait to see you all again! Hopefully, it is sooner than later. Most likely, it won't be till August. 😭😭 I'm sorry.

06/21/2023

Update time!
I went and saw the surgeon yesterday. He said I was ahead of schedule! I always think I'm behind schedule and should be doing more, but I'm ahead. I try to go to stores once a week. I would love to go more, but the ankle can't take it. I push myself to do 20 minutes in the store, but I am leaving the store in a lot of pain. Then the next 2 days are rough. I was hoping he was gonna wave his magic wand and say, "You can work again," but that was not the case. I think I'm getting closer, tho! I want to try and groom a dog and see how long I'm down for after I groom an easy one. It might be a bit too soon, tho. I push myself very hard, and that is not always a good thing. I just want to be normal again.

05/30/2023

Good afternoon! Small update. 🙃

I got sick last week, and it made my ankle not feel good at all. The therapist thinks it because I was just run down and wasn't moving enough. But the pain I had before surgery is coming back and hurting more than it did before surgery. So she's also concerned about that. We want to see how it goes after today. I just got home from therapy, and it really hurts. I have it up and have ice on it. Fingers crossed, it doesn't keep me up all night like it did last week. She said if it does keep me up, I will have to go back to the surgeon early. 😕

I do see improvements! They are small ones, but she thats what she is looking for! For example!! I can shower standing. 🤣 I am up to 2500 steps a day! I can walk around the house without my cane! I also went to Costco for the first and only had to sit down when we were waiting in line. So small improvements. So I want to stay on that track, but the pain has been so bad after therapy that it will keep me up most of the night. 😐 So I don't have a clue. Maybe seeing the surgeon is the right thing to do??

05/15/2023

Update time!
I am seeing progress just very slow progress. My husband keeps reminding me of how little I could do the week before or 2 weeks ago. So I can see progress. It's just so slow. So slow I'm irritated by it. 🤣

I am now walking without the boot. I am able to drive, but not very far or very long, and if I walked too much that day, I can't drive because of the pain. 🤬 I can stand in place for 2 mins before the pain is too much. My physical therapist is having me stand in place 3 times a day and timing it. Then I have to give her reports. 🤣 I can now sit at the table to eat dinner most nights. I can also sit in my living room again. I still have to have my wedge pillow with me because my ankle just swells for no reason what so ever. My son has his last band concert tomorrow, and I'm gonna have to miss it because I can't keep my leg down for that long. 😕

I'm truly so sorry this is taking so long. I thought before surgery that this was the week I was going to able to start working. Clearly, I am nowhere ready to start back up. I get very depressed and down because I just want to get back to normal life, and then I try to do more around the house, and the next day, I can barely walk. I'm over just sitting and waiting for it to heal. All I hear from my family is mom, sit down. You are doing too much. 🤣 Maybe next week will be even better than this week.

04/26/2023

Big update! I went and saw the surgeon yesterday. I have good news and bad news. The good news is that my ankle is healing nicely but slower than I would like. 🙄 I am to stay in the boot for 2 more weeks, but I get to take it off when I'm not walking, and I don't have to wear it to sleep in either! That was exciting last night to not have to wear that boot!! He said it's time to make my foot remember that it's a foot! It's so amazing news for me. 🤣

The surgeon and physical therapist want me off work until my next appointment, which is June 20th. Because grooming is a very physical job, and I have to be on my feet so much, and all that will do is slow the recovery down. I told both of them that I would take all of May off, and at the end of May, we would see how I feel.

He finally gave me more information. I wasn't overly happy with all this information because I wasn't prepared for it. I really had no clue that it was going to take this long to be up and moving. I had a very invasive surgery. He fixed all my broken ligaments and a tendon. He did not take out the bone fragments because he is hoping that the ligaments and tendon being repaired would fix the main problem that I was having. He said if it doesn't, then he will go back in and fix the inside of my ankle. No, thank you! I won't be doing that! 🤣

All I can say is I'm so sorry that I didn't ask enough questions before surgery. I had no clue it was going to take this long. I thought I was gonna be able to start working when I got the boot on, but I was so wrong. He did tell me that physical therapy would start speeding up the process. I will be doing that 2 days a week for the next 2 months. I also have several exercises that I do at home. The physical therapist gave me so much information! I love her already! She said steps are out of the question. So, no steps. No standing for long periods of time. Which is fine because I can't stand still without my leg going numb and causing pain. She said if I feel pain, I am to stop whatever I am doing. We did a few things that caused pain, so we stopped. The stretching feels amazing!

Thank you all for your patience. This is very frustrating for me. So many tears over the last 6 weeks. I was not prepared for how hard this was going to be on me. I miss all of you guys and please give your dogs a big hug from me. I miss them all so much. I'm so sorry it's taking me so long to recover!

04/10/2023

Update time! I can walk. Not very good and not for very long, but I can walk with my cane. Of course, I try and do too much. I just can't stand sitting around. I pay the price every night when my foot, ankle and leg hurt so bad I could cry. 😆 I don't know why, but my toes hurt so bad. I feel like they are gonna break off. And the numbness is the worst. My leg from the knee down will go numb if I stand still. So, doing dishes or trying to cook or whatever. I have no clue if that's normal or not, but it happens every time. Maybe next week will be better?! 🤞

03/31/2023

Update! I am in my boot! Now I don't know why, but I thought that meant I was gonna be able to just get up and walk. Shocker! I can't walk at all. 🤣 Every 2 hours, I get to take my boot off for 10 minutes and do some stretching. That feels wonderful now, not so much the first couple of times, but now it's just wonderful.

I have 4 more weeks of this. Just the small stretching. They said to try and walk when I think I can?! Whatever that means. So I've been trying to stand for a min or 2 every 2 hours. Never goes that good, but I just wanna walk again!! 🤣😭

I guess I will know more in 4 weeks. I actually get to see the surgeon at the end of April. I haven't gotten to see him since he told me I was having surgery 8 weeks ago.

It's been way harder than I thought it was gonna be. The cast I had on felt like it was gonna break my foot. The pain pills were the worst things in the world! I was either crashed out or sick to my stomach. Ugh!

Thank you to everyone who has texted me to see how I was doing and all the wonderful cards I have gotten! Also, thank you for the dinner for my family and the edible flowers! I can't tell you how that has made me! It makes teary every time someone takes time out of their day to check on me or send me a card or dinner or flowers. As my son said, your love bucket is full! Thank you all so much! You guys mean the world to me!

03/16/2023

Good morning! I made it through surgery! The surgeon said everything went wonderful!! I didn't need a screw either. I'm tired and not too sore yet. The nerve block is still working, but that will be wearing off any time now. 😬 In 2 weeks, I get my recheck, and I should know a whole lot more then! Thank you all for caring!

03/07/2023

Update: I'm so sorry for the confusion. I am working this week. Every day, my leg and body are feeling better. So I am just keeping all my appointments for this week. If I ever have to cancel an appointment, I will text or call you. I'm so sorry, I confused you guys. And please feel to text me any time. It may take me a hot minute to get back to you, but I will!

03/03/2023

Well, I fell down the stairs today and really hurt myself. I tweaked my hip and my back on my good leg. I have wall burn on my elbow, and shoulders are very sore. I have muscle relaxers and have to rest because of my surgery.

I fell incredibly bad. I really wanted to get everyone in before surgery, but now that I hurt myself, it's going to be hard for me. I can not tell everyone how sorry I am. I have never fallen down my stairs. I'm so very careful. All I can say is I'm sorry. 😢

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