So sorry that Maggie has had a rough recovery. I know exactly how you feel. Valentina my Great Dane had an extremely long hard recovery as well. She had complications and almost had to have another surgery. But luckily she didn't have to. It was about 5 weeks until she started to get better from the complications and that just complicated everything. I tried to stay strong and I did most of the time but I definitely had my freak out moments where I just lost it. Besides my Father's death it was the worst thing I have ever been through and I for sure questioned what I had done to my Beautiful ,Wonderful Dog. I really don't know how I would have gotten through that awful time without this site. As for the pooping thing, Valentina had a hard time with that also. We actually had to support her weight with a sheet for her for a while so she could go and she is 150lbs so it really hurt my back. After a while I started to let her try again herself and it was so hard to watch. She would try to go but her legs were just not strong enough yet and she fell many times and she actualy fell right in her poop more than once!! She just needed time to build up those muscles and she sure did do that! She has many more muscles than she did before the surgery. It looks like she works out lol. She also pooped and peed in her sleep for the first couple of weeks. I think since she couldn't go properly she wasn't able to get it all out and then when she went to sleep it came out on it's own. Sounds gross but these things happen! Looking back now I understand why I was questioning my decision but now I know without a doubt that I made the right one. Even though it was excruciatingly hard to go through it was just something Valentina and I had to do to get to the other side. And we did it together. We were already super close before the surgery but now the closeness that we have is indescribable. I feel Love radiating between us when we are together and I know that if I hadn't had the amputation I would have had to put her to sleep months ago. She did finally recover and even though it seemed extremely unfair that we were the ones that happened to have a  very rough recovery I pushed on with the help from this site and prayer. I knew that I was only trying to do the best for her and I camped out with her for what seemed like forever. I made up my mind that I wasn't going anywhere until she was better. I slept on a blowup mattress beside her for 5 weeks and even when she was better I had to force myself to sleep in my own bed upstairs. I just told myself that this was my life right now and I will do whatever I have to do for my baby! I tried to make the best of it and I rented movies to watch while camping out with her. I was somewhat envious of the ones who sailed through their recovery easily but I couldn't dwell on that. I knew that each Dog is different and this was just the card that we were dealt and we had to fight for her recovery. So glad to hear that Maggie is starting to show some signs of improving. I was so excited when Valentina was interested in her toys again. It can be really small baby steps but each accomplishment is worth celebrating!! Yay for Maggie!! Praying for her continued recovery and peace and rest for you!! You both greatly deserve it!!!