Extending my Time: Your tips on recovery after laparoscopic surgery?

Posted by grampskids @grampskids, Oct 25 6:48am

74 yo male here getting my body, tail and spleen lapoed out in a few weeks. 8 cm cyst. I'm a T2 diabetic too. No real signs of cancer can be seen but we all know how that is. Ooop sorry didn't see that! Lol! Question really is this recovery from this lapo simmelar to the gallbadder lapo with more pain and healing time. I know I will be getting pump and CGM and of course pills. Thanks for any and all information.

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marienewland | @mnewland99 | Oct 26 7:02am

Hi there,
So it's a cyst rather than a tumor?

grampskids | @grampskids | Oct 26 8:28am

In reply to @mnewland99 "Hi there, So it's a cyst rather than a tumor?" + (show)

@mnewland99

Yes so far! Its completely covers my pancreas.

delores508 | @delores508 | Oct 26 1:56pm

Removal of spleen?

grampskids | @grampskids | Oct 26 3:00pm

Yes body, tail and spleen. Did you or are you going to.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 7 12:56pm

In reply to @grampskids "Yes body, tail and spleen. Did you or are you going to." + (show)

@grampskids, you might find these related discussions helpful:
- Distal pancreatectomy scheduled at Mayo: Logistical questions https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/distal-pancreatectomy-scheduled-421-questions/
- What's recovery after distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy like? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/recovery-after-distal-pancreatectomy-and-splenectomy/
- Distal pancreactomy with shrinking cyst https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/distal-pancreactomy-with-shrinking-cyst/

@grampskids, when is your surgery scheduled? How are you doing?

grampskids | @grampskids | Nov 8 6:31am

In reply to @colleenyoung "@grampskids, you might find these related discussions helpful: - Distal pancreatectomy scheduled at Mayo: Logistical questions..." + (show)

@colleenyoung
Believe it or not I feel normal. It is schedule the 28 of this month. No pain or anything. But like they say. It has to come out. Thank you for the discussions. I will look at them today.

grampskids | @grampskids | Nov 8 8:08am

In reply to @mnewland99 "Hi there, So it's a cyst rather than a tumor?" + (show)

@mnewland99
As far as they see. But like the doc says we don't know if a small tumor is under it till he gets in there.

grampskids | @grampskids | Nov 20 4:20pm

In reply to @mnewland99 "Hi there, So it's a cyst rather than a tumor?" + (show)

@mnewland99, yes.

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