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Hey guys,
We were able to get Rye in a day early for her amputation. We just heard from the doctor and he said she did very well, and is resting comfortably and quietly. We can't wait to see her tomorrow.
The one thing we were curious about, is they didn't do a chest scan prior to the surgery, and we had thought the whole thing would kind of be contingent to that--whether the osteosarcoma had spread there. She got a scan two weeks ago and it was clear but I had heard this could change overnight. Is it strange they didn't do one today? They x-rayed the leg and said it had definitely been spreading there, which is no surprise based on how much pain she has been in.
Thank you!
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She's a Ryepawd now! 
SO glad she made it through surgery and is on the mend. You're past the first hurdle, do a little hoppy dance!
She got a scan two weeks ago and it was clear but I had heard this could change overnight. Is it strange they didn’t do one today?
It's not too out of the ordinary. Some dogs get them just prior to surgery just because it happens so close to the diagnosis, others do not. Just kind of depends on the dog's timeline from suspected problem to surgery day. Yes, cancer can metastasize quickly, but typically this early in the disease we don't see it happening very often. Try not to overthink it, you're already overloaded with plenty of things! The important thing is they got that painful leg off and she's free to be a happy Rye dawg again! 
Keep us posted.
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So glad Rye will get a goodnight's sleep, and so will you!!! We got our baby girl back the same day as her surgery (which was yesterday), and while she's been a champ, the dysphoria was stressful for all of us, and in a hospital setting, they can address that for the kiddos really well.
Here's to hearing happy news that Rye is healing right as rain quickly!
All the best,
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YAY!! SURGERY IS DONE!! Rye is seeing pink elephants right about now and feeling no pain.
Try and catch up on so e rest tonight, okay? Rec can be a bit rough at first and you may not get much sleep.
When you go to pick Rye up, don even bother to look at her incision or draw attention to it. She just wants to see your smiling face telling her what a good girl she is and she's going home!!
And yeah, as Jerry said, xrays are not always done right before surgery if they were just done a few weeks prior. I think my Happy Hannah's Surgeon just relied on the ones she's had a couple of weeks before. It would have been an expense the Bet didn't think was necessary.
Let us know how the homecoming goes. Stay connected and update when you can.
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Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Mojo had chest xrays about a week prior to her amputation. Good luck with Rye's recovery...the first few days home might be a little ruff for everyone but Rye will figure out that the other legs work just fine.
Thanks for the experienced words everybody, they really helped but our minds more at ease.
we picked Rye up yesterday and she gave us a big tail wag when she saw us. She hates the damn e-collar but honestly is doing quite well otherwise! She’s been going potty regularly and has her normal appetite. The hardest thing is just gonna be keeping her still— I think because the pain got so bad at the end of her fourleggedness she was already somewhat used to the three leg life. She’s MOVING, and almost hard to keep up with with my little towel harness situation.
she did toss a good amount last night so we didn’t get a ton of sleep as every time we heard that e collar rustle we’d pop up.
All in all, I’d say a successful first day, and I’m so happy that pain in her leg is gone. She was eager to get up this morning for her breakfast, and she wasn’t so the last couple days before surgery.
I will update with photos/video 🙂
thanks for helping us get to this point!