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What's recovery after distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy like?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2023 | Replies (169)Comment receiving replies
Glad could be of help. As of today day 13 post op pain very minimal. Learned if I eat small bites and don’t drink between bites I don’t get pain. Have lost 10 pounds already. Not trying too but it must be cause of eating very smaller meals.
Looking for advise on burping excessively. Am I able to take gas pills for that? Any input appreciated.
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hi
please ask the surgeon or your gp why you are burping --new symptom is not to be ignored
Had same as you Oct 27 & i was 71. Endone caused tremors so they stopped it but was on 4 types of painkillers daily during
8 days in hospital.
Then in mid jan pain at base of wound--GP gave Emexlon for indigestion but got worse & 2 days in local hospital & 5 days on Staphylex. Had pneumovax vaccination Feb 3rd & 5 days later had 38.5 temp -a week of pain & coughing so went 200km to capital city by train to The Alfred hospital --admitted immediately as pain was post op seepage from pancreas it had formed a ball of fluids that burst and infected colon etc and had clots causing weakness in left leg.
Out in 2 days but 2 weeks on 2000mg Augmentin
Tomorrow is 5 months since op & in 2 weeks another CT/ MRI to check no fluid build up again. Lost 7+ kilograms--20lb ?
Now pain free & feeling ok
Please get ANY pain or anything different checked i could have died because I waited a week taking panadol instead of going to Dr