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Yes, this will ddefinitely be helpful to otbers!! You did an excellent job of chronicling the challenges of recovery, and balanced it with the joys of seeing Milo's sparkle come back...slooooowly but surely! 🙂
We'll look forward to .more updates, more photos of Milo and .ore victories to celbrate wherever you post next! 🙂 🙂
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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!
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Thank you for this thread and sharing your experience. Â My dog (Spot, a 13 year old GSP) is getting a front leg amputation tomorrow and this thread is reassuring.
Cari
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Hi Cari, thanks for your feedback. Sorry to hear about Spot. You'll find lots of reassurance in our Size and Age Matters Forum, be sure to stop by there too. And consider joining as a member, so your future posts won't need approval. We'll be here for you as you start this journey so keep us posted.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Good luck, Spot! Good luck, Cari!Â
The people on this forum are amazing. You and Spot will have ups and downs over the next few weeks. We have. Today was an up for us. Two days ago was a down. The people here will help you with perspective.Â
I'm still early in this process, and just found out today that Milo has a super rare form, very aggressive form of osteosarcoma (Giant Cell Osteosarcoma.) I can honestly say that no matter how this ends, I'm at peace with the path we've taken. Bone cancer hurts like heck. Even when just lying there. Even when this spreads to his lungs (most likely scenario), it is far less painful than the bone exploding. As you bump into some lows over the next few weeks, keep in mind that the majority of these guys are doing better by 2-3 weeks post-amputation than they were going in, and that while this path may be a challenge, it's a less painful challenge. Â
Peace,
-Jenifer & Milo  Â
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