[Purpledomino]

Thank-you all for the kind words.



Patti, that is a good link with some excellent information, thank-you.

I do believe at this time, it's probably best to wait and see what the good doctor has to say on Friday before proceeding to explore alternative treatments.

I welcome any other comments, or experiences with this disease because I think I can use all the knowledge I can get at this point. What really worries me though, is committing to a procedure (surgery) and having Ruben endure a very long and painful recovery, as I understand this can be the case.

He really doesn't "seem" to be in too much discomfort that I can tell, he has never yelped in pain...he just is a bit discombobulated (sp?), and slow moving usually, but he has always been a big lug....

Lots of questions to ask I suppose....