Hi Nicole - sorry to hear you didn't get the good news you were hoping for. I haven't heard of waiting for the surgery but I guess along the same lines Georgie, while being given the all clear will have an x-ray when she is 5 as 1 final check. Apparently there is a slight chance of something going wrong but it takes a few years for it show up on an x-ray. So perhaps this is your Dr logics to wait and see if after a couple of years it has got worse and therefore surgery is needed. As I said at the start not sure but just an idea. I know if it was me I would actually prefer to get the surgey over and done with rather than waiting a couple of years. I know 6 mth wait for her check up was bad enough let alone a couple of years. I think you are right at least you could explain what was happening to her when they are young they are pretty adaptable.