I just got a call from Dr. V, as he had just finished Sadie's surgery. She did great! She was supposed to go in at 8:30 am, but they had a heart operation that took precedence. I can understand that. Here's all the gory details:
- On first glance, he thought her ligament was about 60% damaged. He applied a slight pressure to it and it instantly snapped in half. Dr. V said any one big impact she had could have easily broken it all the way, so we definitely made the best decision to do surgery now.
- Her meniscus was not damaged at all, which is very good news
- He trimmed the torn ligament, inserted the TightRope apparatus and double tested the joint. He was confident that it is very stable and was extremely pleased with the result
- The whole thing took 1 1/2 hours, his best one yet
- She's the 18th one he has done
- Sadie will start some morphine and be there overnight and most of tomorrow
I'll get a call tomorrow morning to update me on her condition and let me know when to pick her up! I'll post a picture of her in the lovely purple cone collar we bought for her to wear. She's going to LOVE me...
Thanks for your concerns and prayers. I'm so relieved that it's done and now have to steel myself for her long recovery process.
5 comments:
I am glad to here that it went well.
Danny
Lori - so glad to hear Sadie is on the road to recovery.
Those cone collars are a riot. Harley, my current foster dog, had to wear one for a while, and he never quite got used to how much extra space it took up - so he was constantly running into me with it and catching the edge of it on the doorway and corners.
Yay! That's great news. So glad to hear that the surgery went very smoothly.
Great news Lori. So glad the surgery went well. Now on to a good recovery.
Karen & Dan
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