Re: recovery after liver operation??

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Can't answer your question because I have no experience with liver

mets and liver surgery, but if I had to make a guess I'd say that it

sounds like a pretty normal feeling after surgery. In any case,

someone else here will be more helpful, I'm sure, and just want to

say I'm glad to hear that the surgeon feels surgery was a success,

and hoping your Dad will feel better soon.

Laurie

> Hi all,

>

> It's been a while since I last posted here, but things are

resonably

> well I guess. My dad (64, cc resection, liver mets) has been

operated

> on his liver mets a few weeks ago. They removed a small lob and did

> RFA on the rest. Four mets were taken out this way. The procedure

was

> a succes from the surgeon's point of view; next month scans will be

> taken, to see if he's right.

>

> Question: my dad keeps complaining about a strain in the liver

area,

> as if someone inside of him grabs his liver constantly. According

to

> the surgeon it's quite normal, the cut was big, so it will take a

> while to completely heal, but my dad is concerned. He feels things

> should improve on a daily basis, which they don't: his condition is

> more or less stable...

>

> What to think of this? Does anyone of you recognise this? What were

> your experiences after liver surgery?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think it sounds like your Dad is doing pretty well.

It's a hard operation - you CANNOT expect " daily improvements " in

pain. There will probably always be some pain there...now from the

healing of the wound, and later on from adhesions and such which are

common after any type of abdominal surgery.

I don't think I have EVER been " pain free " from my original liver

resection June 2001, but the pain does subside so that it is

tolerable (without painkillers, etc). Well, at least I can say that

this has been true for myself and MOST other liver resection pats I

have talked to.

So please tell him to hang in there, give this thing a bit of time,

don't expect " dramatic " improvements overnight! ;o)

Best Wishes,

> Hi all,

>

> It's been a while since I last posted here, but things are

resonably

> well I guess. My dad (64, cc resection, liver mets) has been

operated

> on his liver mets a few weeks ago. They removed a small lob and did

> RFA on the rest. Four mets were taken out this way. The procedure

was

> a succes from the surgeon's point of view; next month scans will be

> taken, to see if he's right.

>

> Question: my dad keeps complaining about a strain in the liver

area,

> as if someone inside of him grabs his liver constantly. According

to

> the surgeon it's quite normal, the cut was big, so it will take a

> while to completely heal, but my dad is concerned. He feels things

> should improve on a daily basis, which they don't: his condition is

> more or less stable...

>

> What to think of this? Does anyone of you recognise this? What were

> your experiences after liver surgery?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I know this will do him good!

All the best,

> > Hi all,

> >

> > It's been a while since I last posted here, but things are

> resonably

> > well I guess. My dad (64, cc resection, liver mets) has been

> operated

> > on his liver mets a few weeks ago. They removed a small lob and

did

> > RFA on the rest. Four mets were taken out this way. The procedure

> was

> > a succes from the surgeon's point of view; next month scans will

be

> > taken, to see if he's right.

> >

> > Question: my dad keeps complaining about a strain in the liver

> area,

> > as if someone inside of him grabs his liver constantly. According

> to

> > the surgeon it's quite normal, the cut was big, so it will take a

> > while to completely heal, but my dad is concerned. He feels

things

> > should improve on a daily basis, which they don't: his condition

is

> > more or less stable...

> >

> > What to think of this? Does anyone of you recognise this? What

were

> > your experiences after liver surgery?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks for replying.

Could you tell me what is 'a very long time'? Is it a matter of

weeks, months or even years? It's been 5 weeks since my dad's liver

op. and he still looks pale, old, and complains about pains/strains.

Thanks,

> ,

> My husband,who was 33 at the time,took a very long time

to " completly " recover from the same op. It is a huge surgery. Even

afterwards he often had " phantom " pains in the liver area.

> Peace,

> Mark's Wife

[Guest guest]

Great answer/ modest goals, and once attained strive a bit more but don't

push

the time frame if you were not normally fit before your op and chemo. OOS(out

of

shape) means you need conditioning. But aim high enough to strive but not to

high

so that the goal is beyond reach. Peace and faith..faith moved the

mountain,hope

sustaints the faith and peace is total relaxation without pain.