Jill's Journey

Surgery Day

So, today was the big day.  I woke up this morning after a horrible night of sleep, because selfish Jack was screaming for food all night.  I mean, really?  Your little friend is about to lose a limb.  You can fast for 8 hours buddy.  Jill and I had a nice snuggle this morning, and off we went.  I actually wasn’t nearly as emotional as I thought I would be, just a general feeling of complete nausea!

I brought the nice ladies at the front desk a big box of munchkins as a “Happy Holidays, thanks for everything” gift (read: bribe) and then the nurse came out and ripped my little one from my arms 🙁  She told me the surgery would be “sometime this morning”…so off I went to wait.  At around Noon, the surgeon called and told me everything went great and it was probably the best feeling I’ve had in a while.  The waiting really is the worst part.  She confirmed that this new nodule is not on bone at all, it was under her skin.  So the mystery continues….

The vet was having their annual holiday party tonight, so while I was told I couldn’t visit Jill until tomorrow, they were going to have to bring armed guards to keep me from going in the back to see her.  It wasn’t actually too difficult 🙂  The nurses brought me right back and there she was….HIGH AS A KITE!  Seriously, give me some of what she was having!  The nurses told me she was already trying to stand a little bit and had already gone to the bathroom twice by herself (poop and pee).  I don’t get easily grossed out at all, so the scar wasn’t shocking to me – especially since I have this terrific website that has prepared me for what to expect.  I sat there for a while and just rubbed her little head and chest and she was purring a little and a doing a little bit of kneading actually!  I am so happy she was feeling well enough to do that.  Heck, it seemed to me like she might have the munchies. I’m so happy she is at a hospital that is so caring and lets me come visit whenever I want.  She is going to be staying until Saturday, and you cant bet I will be there everyday until then 🙂

While I was in the back, there was a couple saying goodbye to their dog who was being put down.  It was heart wrenching and it really put things in perspective for me.  I am so lucky to have however much time I have with Jill.  I am glad for everyday that I have with her.  I am anxious to hear back about the biopsy of this nodule, but we will get through it and we’ll get through the chemo and I’ll cherish every moment I have with her.

Here are some pictures and a video of her  (warning one is a little graphic of her scar)………..Now on to recovery!

Here we are snuggling before we leave for the hospital…please excuse my just woke up look 🙂

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OOOOH this is goooood stuff