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What's recovery after distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy like?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2023 | Replies (169)
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@hopeful33250

Hello @csanjurjo and welcome to the Pancreatic Cancer support group on Mayo Connect. You are asking an important question about an eating plan post-surgery.

Here is a discussion that your might find helpful that deals with foods after pancreatic surgery.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/foods-after-pancreatectomysplenectomy/?commentsorder=newest#chv4-comment-stream-header

It does take time for your digestive system to recover from surgery. While I've not personally had pancreatic cancer, I have had three surgeries for a rare form of cancer in the upper digestive tract. As a result, I understand the need for meals to be small and more frequent.

Did your doctor provide you with any diet plan before you were discharged from the hospital? If not, a call to his office might be a good idea right now. I'd like to invite other members of Connect to this discussion such as @c2pricorn66 | @jk77 @markymarkfl @mnewland99

Outside of the feeling of fullness with fish and meat, how have you been feeling since your surgery?

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csanjurjo | @csanjurjo | Dec 22, 2023

Hello Teresa,

Thank you very much for the quick response.

The doctors told me that I didn't have to follow any type of diet, but right after I was discharged from the hospital, that's when I started to notice a greater feeling of fullness and lack of appetite. I have some pain but not too much and i feel very tired. I am 37 years old.

It is true that I am not having significant diarrhea (level 5 in Bristol stool scale) and I have not seen any floating or greasy stools, so you are probably right and it may have more to do with the postoperative period than with the lack of ability of my residual pancreas to generate enzymes. I will discuss it at the check-up with the surgeon to see what he thinks.

Thanks, best regards,
Carlos

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