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All my prayers and love is for you today Chopstix, from me and all 8 of my furbabies!:hug: :hearts-xx |
DYING TO FIND OUT!!!! ~biting my nails~hitting refresh~still praying!~ |
Latest Update on Chopstix!! I received this just now: From Lauren I have good news and slightly bad news. I like good news first, so that is where I will begin... Chopstix left leg has thus far been the better of the two. Dr. Bentley has decided from looking at Chopper's new x-rays from today that even with plates, he will not be able to improve upon Chopper's left front leg without breaking it again. It is healing, all-be-it not perfectly, but it will only be slightly crooked/curved and shouldn't give her trouble later on. The slightly bad news is that we are now going to try to wait 30 days before trying to salvage her right leg. It is not very straight or strong right now. The tendons are so loose that her foot just flops. Because of this, we are concerned that she might have to have her wrist joints on her right leg only permanently fused. If this has to happen, we would like to only have to do such a surgery once instead of plating her leg today, then four weeks down the road re-placing the plate and fusing her wrist. Her leg would eventually look like swiss cheese, and then probably bleu cheese when it started to crumble from all the holes drilled through it :( Anyway, the bottom line is that her left leg is okay for the moment, and her right leg is crappy. Chopper on the other hand is resting peacefully as she was sedated and prepped for surgery that didn't take place. I will kiss the baby for you all, and thanks for all the prays sent Chopstix way today. They did help...her pre-anesthetic bloodwork came back perfect! I am disappointed because I really wanted to get this ball rolling so that we could at least say that we were making progress. I'll keep this site updated, I promise. |
okay, so I dont exactly understand about the right leg. Does that mean she wont ever be able to use the right leg? Is she saying without the surgery it would crumble like cheese? I read it a few times and I just dont get it so can someone explain it to me? |
What I got from it if they keep doing surgery, derilling more wholes the bones would become weak from all the holes. I think they are waiting for the right(I think it was the right) to get stronger before they do surgery. What happen to chopstix's legs? |
Shadow, there are a few other thread around here (Off Topic forum) about Chopstix....or you could find them if you search on my name. Basically, she was rescued from a situation where her legs had been broken, and then "tied off" in an attempt to make them fall off entirely. A really horrible abuse case, which is why her story has captured so many hearts. |
That poor little baby :( I'm glad she has such a wonderful person caring for her right now!!! |
that poor baby! even though its hard to wait, the doc is right. in this case its best to wait an extra month to get the tendons and muscles in better shape on that right leg before going in to surgery. keep us updated and give that baby lots of kisses. |
I joined the Laurenszoo yahoo group which is where you can find more information and updates about chopstix. And one of their post says people have been sending chopstix hate mail. Can you believe this? It makes me sick. Its sort of long so I dont want quote the whole thing here, but if you go to this link (you may have to join the yahoo group to see it) you should be able to read it: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/L...oNews/messages What is wrong with people? GRRR:mad: Sorry I just read that and really had to vent. |
I was so excited to get to work today to check on Chopstix! I'm so happy about the good news :) and so sad about the not so good news.:( If prayer can do anything, this little sweetheart will be happy and well soon. I think she must have a great doctor looking after her, and my special thanks goes out to him, and all those looking after her. Please keep us updated. |
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Petfinder is such a great thing and this chick is asking for trouble if she starts picking fights with animal lovers! I know you've got my back;) |
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