Recovery
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Every Recovery is a Little Different
It all depends an your age, type of surgery, your health as well as other factors. Everybody's recovery is a little different. Seven and one half years ago I had the same surery as you at age 59. It was done laproscopicaly. I still had pains at 4 weeks and generally did not feel "good" until 6 weeks. The swelling took almost a year to go down. The following summer I went waterskiing and now nothing will hold me back except that at 66 I can no longer do what I did when I was 40, but I will have fun trying. A posivive attitude helps and the fact that a little cancer (2.7 cm. now removed) is not going to slow me down.0 -
Your surgery was January of
Your surgery was January of THIS year? It will get better. The pain could be a nuisance for some time, though, as the nerves and muscles that were cut during surgery need to repair themselves. BUT it DOES get better! For me it was the fatigue - again, that's the body trying to heal itself and adjust to the shock its undergone. Good luck!0 -
1-22-2010 Surgery too!lbinmsp said:Your surgery was January of
Your surgery was January of THIS year? It will get better. The pain could be a nuisance for some time, though, as the nerves and muscles that were cut during surgery need to repair themselves. BUT it DOES get better! For me it was the fatigue - again, that's the body trying to heal itself and adjust to the shock its undergone. Good luck!
I had my radical nephrectomy on the same date. Feeling pretty good now. I do experience some pain and fatigue but it is so much better that I tend to ignore both! I go for a cystoscopy on 4-15 so they can see if any cancer moved to the bladder -- that is a scary thought but I am pretty hopeful all will be OK. Nerve damage on my side where they inserted the scope is my major complaint at this point -- hoping I will be able to play golf this summer!
Good luck to you all!0
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