Leah
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Keep my boy Polo in your thoughtsWELL after doctoring my foal for pneumonia for the last 3 weeks, my attention is now turned to my love Polo.
He has a growth in his sinus cavity that is pressing on his septum.
We are scheduling surgery for sometime next week to have it removed.
They will be sawing through his face  , cracking his bone and removing the 'thing'
It will be then sent off to determine what it is.
It is normally a simple (but ugly) procedure...but I worry because he is 24yo.
I will keep everyone posted and welcome any feedback from anyone with experience with this kind of procedure.
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becky b
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Prayers and healing thoughts are being sent your way. I hope everything goes very smooth for Polo. I pray for comfort and peace of mind for you. I am so sorry to hear that you are going through this, especially after all you have been through with your foal. I wish you the best. Keep us posted.
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cheerios
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Keep us posted.
I hope all goes well.
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PasoBaby_CarolU
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Oh Leah....I went through a period like this. You feel like Jonah.
It will pass.
Our prayers are with him..and you. Hope it is nothing serious. Keep us informed.
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Leah
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Does anyone have any information on standing frontal sinus flaps?
That is how they will remove the mass.
Or ethmoid hematomas? This is a possibility of what it is-or a tumor or cyst or abscess or or or.
I am so torn.
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misstux
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Leah, prayers for you and Polo.
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eva
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something went wrong here...! SORRY !
Leah....thinking of you and Polo
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happycat
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Leah
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happycat-thank you but that won't be necessary.
I have made a decision on how to proceed.
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ElaineW
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I hope all goes well for Polo Leah.
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers..
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Clarissa
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In the most recent Savvy eTimes (or what ever the weekly email is called) the letter from a member is about a guy whose horse has just had similar surgery & survived. The guy thanks Parelli for giving him the tools to train his mare to be relaxed & accept the surgery & the after treatment. Apparently she was quite hyper when he first got her.
They didn't show a face on photo of the horse so I guess there were bandages on her face or something.
I hope all goes well Leah. Surgery is always hard on an older horse but equine medical science is much like human treatment these days, so all should be OK.
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Leah
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Polo will not be having the surgery.
The prognosis is poor.
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Autumn
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Sorry Leah. I hope these last days are wonderful and joy filled for the both of you. It is so hard to let go sometimes.
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becky b
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Oh Leah, I am sooooo sorry to hear this. You and your precious Polo will continue to be in my prayers. I can only imagine how hard this must be. I wish there was something I could do to ease your pain. I'm thinking of you and praying for you and Polo.
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jokersmama
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Polo is lucky to have you watching out for him and knowing him well enough to know what he can and can't handle. Usually we know we've made the right decision by how hard it was to make. Make this time with him worth every minute enjoy it to the fullest!
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eva
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Ow Leah, I m so sorry for Polo and for you ofcourse.
There are no words to soften your pain...Try to enjoy the time together...tlalk a lot to Polo, and explain it to him so he can understand what s going on ...it does help (for both of you) !
Take care !
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Blue Flame
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Leah, can they not do the surgery laparoscopically?
It's much less invasive. It had it done twice on one of my knees where they removed cartiledge - I walked into the surgery and walked out of recovery again 2 hours later.
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Leah
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Blue Flame, I thought about that but I guess the procedure is not advanced enough for this. 
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Blue Flame
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The only barrier that I know of where they decide on open surgery versus laparoscopic surgery is dependent on the amount of material to be removed - so it's about how long it would take them to get it out in little bits versus opening them up to get it out in larger pieces. Happened with my first knee surgery - they went in laparoscopically but found that the amount of material to be removed meant they'd be there all day versus cutting me open to get the torn cartiledge out.
So, was the growth/obstruction identified? What is it?
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misstux
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Leah, hugs to you and Polo.
Melody
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