Karen -
I was hoping I could get more information from you on what your opinion was on whether or not we should have surgery on our Pem's CCL tear on his left side. 3 doctors confirmed he had bi-lateral CCL tears. Jake had his first leg done this past Tuesday. He had a complete tear in his right CCL and meniscus had to be removed as well because that was a mess. We are definetely going to do therapy with him and are hoping that with that, we won't have to go through surgery on the left leg. He is so miserable after surgery and I don't want him to have to go through this again (or us!). It's hard work for us but we have to do it for him. Jill
Karen - Thank you! We already plan on doing the water treadmill after reading a lot on the internet and then meeting with our Rehab Specialist yesterday. Sounds like it will benefit Jake greatly with strengthening both legs while not putting extra pressure on the joints.
Appreciate your feedback! Jill
patricia Dejong
Dec 29, 2009
Jill Usher
I was hoping I could get more information from you on what your opinion was on whether or not we should have surgery on our Pem's CCL tear on his left side. 3 doctors confirmed he had bi-lateral CCL tears. Jake had his first leg done this past Tuesday. He had a complete tear in his right CCL and meniscus had to be removed as well because that was a mess. We are definetely going to do therapy with him and are hoping that with that, we won't have to go through surgery on the left leg. He is so miserable after surgery and I don't want him to have to go through this again (or us!). It's hard work for us but we have to do it for him. Jill
Apr 29, 2010
Jill Usher
Appreciate your feedback! Jill
Apr 29, 2010