You might want to ask your doc about metronomic protocol.  It's a low dose, oral chemo that you give at home to help to keep metastasis.  If you do a search on the forums, you will find numerous posts about it.  We did MP with our Max after 6 rounds of carbo.  It did work for a few months, but unfortunately metastasis occurred, as we knew it eventually would.  But I felt the same way you did after chemo ended:  what else can we do to help our boy??  It's great that you're thinking ahead already!!

The 'care' of the cancer amputee never ends.  You will always be actively involved in her well being. You will choose the medications and treatment plans.  You will choose the diet and exercise to keep her strong and healthy.  You will make sure her environment is safe and free of anything that could cause her harm - carpet runners in place, boots for her paws, ramps, stairs, etc to help her navigate safely. You will never stop reading, researching, and learning about the disease, about treatment, about what others have done and whether they were successful.

It just seems like your work is done because it doesn't involve all the time on the road.  We are all here to tell you, your work will never be done. It may change pace a bit, but there is always something to learn, to try, to communicate to help someone else along the way.

You will get past this frenzy stage you are in. I think we all go through it to some degree. Everyone agrees it isn't fair, and there is anger and fear that we all have to confront. Don't put all your hope on metronomics .  I think it is a great protocol, but not all vets see the point in adding it to the mix.  I think if Trouble had developed mets, Dr F may have entertained the idea, but since she didn't he was perfectly ok to use the wait and see attitude. He always went with the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' philosophy. I can't really complain, his steady guidance gave us more time than we ever dreamed we would have.

I had to get past those statistic numbers before I began to relax and accept how truly special this time we were given was. I remember so clearly sitting in the yard with Trouble one evening in the early spring and realizing I was no longer afraid she would die. It truly was the moment that set me free. I still knew she would die one day, but the fear was gone.

There were five of us who started the journey together.  Max, Cherry, & Tika all said goodbye right around those 'statistic' numbers. Trouble made it 27 1/2 months, Nova is going strong more than 4 years later. No one knows how much time they have, no one knows why some are blessed with many more months than the other. You just have to play the cards you're dealt, be thankful for each and every day, build those friendships here that will get you through the tough parts and just keep moving forward. You are just beginning your journey, you will continue to grow and adapt.