This is such a helpful thread: wish it had been around when we went through it with our lad.
The boy in my sig had two TPL operations: I've never heard of the extra-capsular op: would love someone to explain it.
We just went for what we thought was the best option for him to recuperate fully and be able to run round again. Having his second one go devastated us: it's rare for my OH to cry but we both did when we heard. We knew but it was heart breaking to have it confirmed.
I'm glad we did the TPLs as he was fully recovered and running round the woods again within 18 months of the last op. We were super careful with him and took our time with recovery and monitored his diet so that he was always slightly lean and there was never extra weight for his legs to carry.
It was nothing to do with his legs that he was PTS, sadly he had spinal tumours.
