How long is the average hospital stay for Whipple surgery?

I was in hospital for 8 days, but might have gone home sooner if I hadn’t gotten a C. dificil infection. They wanted me out of bed and walking the day after the surgery, but I had a hard time doing that except to use the bathroom the first couple days. I was 65 in case that gives any perspective.

The hospital my husband had his surgery at had a 5 day care map . So that’s a guideline . He was 78 yr old who had very healthy prior to the quick onset of pancreatic cancer , but rapidly declined . He fell off that care map early , with a bowel ileus necessitating a gastric drainage tube thru his nose . Yet even so he was only 10 days , slowly recovered at ho,e to get to the next step in his journey .

@truly520, you may also appreciate these related discussions:
- Having chemo: What can I expect during and after Whipple surgery? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/introduce-1/
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- Step-down or home health post Whipple https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/step-down-or-home-health-post-whipple/

When are you scheduled for surgery?

I stayed
5 days but they said it could take 2 weeks.

@sheryldill, I agree with @tomrennie that you will get some helpful tips in this discussion:
- How do I eat after digestive tract surgery?https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-do-i-eat-after-digestive-tract-surgery/

Here a few other related discussions:
- Post Whipple: how long before your stomach "woke up"?https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-whipple-how-long-before-your-stomach-woke-up/

- What to eat after the Whipple https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-to-eat-after-the-whipple/

You can use different search terms to find discussions related to your questions. Are you also dealing with diabetes or pre-diabetes?