Hi Leslie-what a great site you`ve made! After reading your info,I found we have much in common: I`ve been married almost 35 years and also have a dog that is a shih tzu mix.You mentioned that the technique your doctor is going to talk about is from Dr.Hess in Bowling Grenn,Ohio.If the surgeon in Grand Rapids won`t do the DS for me,Dr. Hess was going to be my next choice!Isn`t that strange-lol! Remind on e-mail when you are ready to go to surgery so I can be praying for you,ok? Hang in there,girl.You`ll have to let me know how to make a site here like this.I`m not too good with computer stuff.Talk to you later.Your e-mail friend,Teresa