WHAT A LONG DAY IT HAS BEEN,I HAVE SEVERAL LONG DAYS AHEAD OF ME
DR BROWN CALLED BEFOR THE SURGERY TO SAY THAT THE XRAYS SHOWED LITTLE IF ANY GROOVE IN HOPES KNEES SO HE WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SURGERY.OF COURSE THIS IS HOPES ONLY HOPE SO I TOLD HIM YES I WANT EVERYTHING DONE TO HELP HER.THEY NO LONGER CUT OUT A GROOVE,HE SAID THEY STITCH THE PATELLA IN PLACE AND IT WEARS ITS OWN GROOVE OVER TIME BUT BECAUSE SHE DOESNT HAVE MUCH OF A GROOVE IT MAY JUST POP BACK OUT. :no: SURGERY WAS TO START AT 1PM.I SAT BY THE PHONE WAITING FOR DR BROWN TO CALL.I FINALLY CALLED HIM AT 3:30.HE SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE SURGERY,THEY PUT HOPE UNDER AND JUST AS THEY WERE TO START SURGERY SHE SWALLOWED SALIVA,HE WAS AFRAID SHE MIGHT GET PNEMONIA(SP) BY ASPERATING THE SALIVA INTO HER LUNGS SO THEY LET HER WAKE UP.HE WILL DO THE SURGERY EITHER TOMORROW OR SATURDAY.IM JUST SO NERVOUS,DR BROWN EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE OF LOSING A FOAL (OR ANY ANIMAL) WHILE THEY ARE UNDER ANETHESIA, NOW TO HAVE HER GO UNDER AGAIN.I JUST HOPE SHE IS AS STRONG AS I THINK SHE IS.SHE IS SO FULL OF LIFE.PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS.THANK YOU SO MUCH.
This is just like my little WInd Chill all over. I am praying with everything in me that your little filly comes thru the surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers, and (((hhugs))) just for trying to do everything you can possible do. Corinne
GREAT NEWS :aktion033: HOPE HAD HER SURGERY AND IS NOW HOME! SHE WILL NEED TIME TO RECOVER BUT EVERYONE IS 'HOPEFULL' THAT SHE WILL HAVE A FULL RECOVERY.AS LONG AS EVERYTHING STAYS IN PLACE AND SHE DOESNT GET AN INFECTION DR BROWN THINKS SHE WILL BE WALKING 'NORMAL' IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS WHICH IS HOW LONG HE THINKS IT WILL TAKE FOR THE NEW GROOVES TO FORM IN HER KNEES.THANK YOU ALL FOR PRAYING FOR LIL HOPE.HER FULL NAME WILL BE ALLSTARS A LITTLE BITTA HOPE...I HOPE TO SEND YOU ALL PICS OF HER RUNNING IN THE PASTURE IN A FEW MONTHS.
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I WAS SO TICKLED TO GIVE YOU ALL THE NEWS THAT I FORGOT TO INCLUDE HER PICTURE