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I know it would be another vet visit, but it might be worth taking her to a completely different vet and having her looked at with a completely different set of eyes. It's possible that the jump did not aggravate the dysplasia, but instead caused some soft-tissue damage. If you can find a vet with some orthopedic experience they might be able to diagnose the injury without too many expensive tests.
My big concern would be that she's not eating. We've had dysplastic dogs and even at their worst, they never lost their appetite from the condition. What happens if you discontinue the pain meds? Is she immediately more painful in the leg? If she's not, I think I would hold off on the Tramadol and Metacam for a while and see if her appetite improves. We've had dogs lose appetite on Tramadol before.
How are her stools? Is she urinating on schedule? Poopin' on schedule?
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