Kalago - I work in the medical profession and see routine procedures done all the time with patients and their families being scared to death having them done. Almost always the procedures go very well and they realize they needn't have worried so much.
My doctors do heart caths as well as many other procedures. Most of our patients are very frightened to have these caths done, but afterwards agree that it wasn't so bad after all.
One of my doctors told me just last week that he has done over 6000 caths, angioplasties, and stents and has never had even one serious problem.
Other procedures are much more complicated, of course, but for the medical profession, these procedures are usually very common and very routine. They are done all the time and the physicians look forward to an excellent outcome.
I have several friends who have had the same surgery your little dog needs, and they felt it wasn't a particularly bad experience. And, they are so glad they had it, of course. They are pain free and problem free today.
Good luck - Think about tomorrow night -- it will be over and your little dog will be looking forward to a much better future.
Carol Jean |