Thank you, Jerry, for that info! I had no idea about the foundation helping with rehab or that it was started so early in this process. I appreciate you sending that! Also, thank you Sally and Karen for the kind words and support. I can’t say thank you enough to all of you guys for helping us through all of this.  I really don’t know where we would be without the encouragement, support and resources. 

As for Ellie, the screaming episodes are improving. She had 5 episodes of screaming on Sunday, 4 yesterday (of these, two were much shorter in duration, like 5-10 seconds), and so far only 2 short ones today. So yay!! We are dosing her tramadol and gabapentin every 4 to 5 hours. She is still panting a lot today, but she does have temporary breaks in this. I’m hoping the panting will continue to decrease as we get her severe pain episodes under control (and as she gets further along in the recovery process). She is still hesitating to get up and not able to find a comfortable way to lay. As for the positive things I’m seeing, she is eating, tolerating meds, and pottying well. We also got really good news today!! The histopathology reports came back with a clear margin (1.2 cm was the narrowest margin, which is not hitting the exact mark, but I am just so grateful they got margins) and the lymph nodes were clear!!! The vet says the surgery should be curative of her cancer, so we are very thankful today!!!