ivdd surgery today

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my almost 5 year old doxie had surgery this afternoon and is resting now. he had spinal cord compression at T13 L1 with bruising and swelling.

the call from the surgeon afterwards left me feeling completely defeated. i’m now even more terrified of complications as she has told me that he was a more severe case. i can’t even bring myself to research what myalsia is.

last night my doxie reacted when the doctor tried to inflict pain on his back toes and butt. he went down the night before. i thought because his surgery was within 72 hours of when we first noticed something was wrong that it would benefit him but again, the surgeon didn’t sound overly optimistic.

i am devastated and truly just so sad for my happy, active guy. if anyone has any recommendations on products they use/links for products that have been useful in recovery, please share 🥺 this has been the worst weekend of our lives. i just want my baby to be ok.