Re: Sonya has a surgery date! YIPEE!!!

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THAT'S AWESOME NEWS...SO MUCH SO THAT IT DESEERVVESS A SHOUT!!! (MY

CAPITAL LETTERS!)

GO SONYA & SONYA'S MOM!!! THAT'S SOOOOOOoooo GREAT!!!

In surfacehippy , " lisonya2000 "

wrote:

> Hi,

> Sonya is 14 years old, and we are going ahead with hip resurfacing

> surgery! She is scheduled for September 27th, in Hamilton Canada.

> Sonya has Legg Perthes Disease, and we had two options at this

point.

> Hip resurfacing, or fusing the hip joint together until she is old

> enough for a replacement. That is not going to be happening!!!

Sonya

> has been put on Viox pre operative. Dr. uses Viox, and local

> anesthetic at the hip joint, and then he does not use any

narcotics,

> for pain relief. WE might have to stay a bit longer doing this, but

I

> am glad she will not need any narcotics. I guess we now just enjoy

the

> summer, and wait for surgery. Thanks for all the support from

everyone

> on this board ! Take care, hop-a-longs!!! Sharon(Sonya's mom)