A brief update on my inability to walk down the stairs but primarily a discussion of my enormous dog's skill at inconvenience.
One year ago, a flight of stairs became the victor over my bipedal ability.
After falling down the entire length, and being fairly sure my ankle should not be facing backward,
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leading to a discussion with the nice paramedics that nope I was absolutely not going to the closest hospital (because I've worked with people discharged from that hospital)
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and nope I was not going to the most "well know" orthopedic group (because I've worked with people who were unfortunate enough to go to that orthopedic group) |
and no the greater distance to an ER won't make a damn bit of difference per insurance payment because my insurance does not consider ambulance services as an in-network service.
Seriously. It does not . . .
and that is coverage as an employee of the insurance company.
So surgery number four.
But this time around I get an awesome neon cast and have returned to my smallish office-style rolly-chair for any and all in-house mobility.
This, however, is not my immediate problem.
Oscar, in his svelte and ever so nibble 190ish pounds, believes his primary job is to follow me around and then monitor all activities from a resting position . . .
which makes it impossible for the smallish office-style rolly-chair to maneuver around him.
Being an older dog, his strategy is to ignore the incoming movements from the smallish office-style rolly-chair . . .
and relents only when in danger of actual harm.
But instead of actually getting up, he has become adept at a seal-type move . . .
and will roll or use limbs as oars propelling a minimal portion of himself out of the way.
Then again, for whatever reason, he has recently decided the bone-shaped treats . . .
the same treats he has been getting since he was a puppy,
may now, just possibly, be a squeaky toy.
So before he eats them, he puts them on the floor and pushes them with his nose a few times to verify they don't make noise.
He may not have the most adept canine mind,
but smallish office-style rolly-chair mobility or not,
both dog domestication and adequate surgery skills are some of the best in human development.
#Dog #Berner #HealthCare
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