FHO surgery results

My dog had FHO surgery 7 days ago. The hip bone significantly sticks out. The vet tech told me this is normal and is because my dog doesn't have muscle in that area. It sticks out significantly and has since I picked her up from surgery. Is this normal after this type of surgery?  This was never explained as a consequence of surgery. 

Hello!  I'm afraid that I can't assess your pet for you from here - I simply can't see enough, do not know enough of the history and current veterinary ethics may prevent it.  Your team will hopefully conduct appropriate post-op checks and ensure that the wound is healing appropriately but it's important to call them if you still have concerns. In general, when the femur has been removed, the muscles holding the thigh in place have to be cut and this does, rather inevitably, cause a lot of reshaping around the area.  This can be exaggerated if the dogs' leg has been sore ie the muscles haven't been used and aren't as bulky as they once were.  I'm sorry that you were not expecting this and I wonder if you can politely let your vet know; perhaps they might take this into consideration for future communications? Meanwhile, how are you and your dog adapting to the three legged life?  It can be a huge change that takes a lot of getting used to, for humans and dogs alike.

I have come back to this again now that I can see a bigger picture and wonder if there is fluidy swelling around the site of the joint?  Sometimes this happens when a large amount of tissue has been removed and if it's tissue fluid building up under the skin, it tends to go down in time.   However we would still advise having the wound checked properly by those responsible or their out of hours service, especially if your dog is not well or comfortable in herself.