Well, its been several days and I just wanted to give an update on Una.  She did not go for the surgery on Friday as her normal surgeon was not available until Monday and I wanted her to be with the same person who did her knees.  Monday morning she was dropped off and man did I feel terrible leaving her.  For all her other surgeries she ran right into the back with them tail a waggin but she knew this time was different.  She literally cowered between my legs licking my faces and had to be dragged from the room.  It left me very close to cancelling the procedure.  The surgery went fine and when I checked with them several times that night they said she was doing great.  The following morning I got a call saying she was doing better than any they've ever done an amputation on and if everything went well I could bring her home that night.  I went in that night to see her and when they brought her down she ignored me completely.  I had picked up my mother and brought her along so I could sit in the back with Una on the ride home and Una only wanted to see her.  (She'll show me for leaving her there!)  Finally it was time to go and I had to run after Una with the sling to keep up with her urge to leave. Retuning home led to a restless nights sleep but this was to be expected.  The most amazing thing was by the following morning she ran out the door on her own to use the washroom and rushed back in.  (She never did like the sling with her other surgeries either.)  The fact that she was already self sufficient brought a smile to my face and I am happy with the decision made.  We just want to thank everyone for their advice and shared experiences and Una is now well on her way to recovery.  We will post another update as time goes on and we enjoy our time together.

 Pat & Una