State of the Mollydog

[bunn]

 The back leg which was operated on, and is now thought to be rejecting the metal implant, is not improving: in fact, if anything it is worse.  There are big swollen bruised areas either side of the joint as well as across below the scar now, all filled with liquid.   I've been giving her gentle short walks, but after a few minutes on her feet the leg will already be shaking badly and it's clearly painful.   

What I'm not entirely sure of yet is whether another operation to remove the metalwork will have an outcome good enough to be worth the further pain, endless bandage changes etc.  If it really didn't heal and had to be amputated, I'm not sure how well she'd cope, given that one front leg can barely bend and is badly arthritic already. 

I'm going to give her a week of complete rest (which will not delight her) and see what it looks like after that.  

Comments

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The more I think about it the more I am wondering if I should just ring up and book the new op to remove the metalwork tomorrow :-(

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me like you don't have anything to lose.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I took another look at it this morning, and you are right. It's worse again even though she's done nothing overnight but sleep.

I'm waiting to hear back now whether they want to see her again before the op or just book her in for it straight away.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I shall be keeping my fingers crossed for her.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

I think you're right. Hope it all went well today.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

She's booked in to be X-rayed on Weds next week, and if the X Ray confirms that the problem looks like it is with the pin, they'll go straight on to operate that day.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

At least that does give you a bit more time to see how it goes.