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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
When did you experience the infection and are you fully recovered, no more drain etc.? I have fought pockets/ abcess infection since 1 week out of hospital post OP……fevers, no appetite, drains that did not drain because of thick puerile accumulation in the pockets……it has been 2 months and I am still draining pancreatic fluid……how does this end and how long?
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Infection was about 2-2.5 weeks after surgery. It took over a month to clear up and the drains remained for almost three months. Very long process and going in to IR every other week for drain repositioning wasn’t fun either. And then after they removed one of my drains the hole closed and became a huge abscess on the outside of my body that then needed to be lanced, drained, and left me with a hole to pack. Yuck. I also lost 40 pounds and had to force myself to drink shakes, smoothies, anything I could handle. Then my drain was collecting stomach contents and they finally removed it. Nightmare! Oh and after all that starts chemo! This is a beast. But I recovered from all the surgical stuff at a little over the three month mark. after the last drain was removed I felt much better and healing went well from then on. You will get through this but it sucks. Sorry you’re part of the PC club. 🙁