Partial open nephrectomy

Hi Anthony. i had a partial nephrectomy June 26. I stayed in the hospital for 8 days after and I was in a lot of back pain. After surgery I woke up extremely cold and I had lost lots of blood during surgery so I needed a blood trans after. Besides that, I walked as much as I co around the hospital and I used the breathing pump a lot it is important. One thing that was annoying to me was the med students becabuse they came in a lot especially at night while I was sleeping to touch my  incision. i got bit depressed because of the swelling and how scarred I was but its okay to not feel like yourself at first. i had to sleep in a recliner when I got home because laying down on a straight bed hurt a lot. they tried to give me perks but I  really itchy and felt really really out of it so they gave me oxycodon. I had a weird reaction to my joints a few days of being home which sent me to the ER I wonder if anyone has ever had this problem. wberytjing will be fine! 

My son had his 1 month ago today at Memorial Sloan Kettering with Dr. Russo. He was in the hospital for 2 days and on pain killers but went home and started slowly walking around his neighborhood the third day. He stopped the pain killers once he got home and just took Tylenol. He stayed home from work two more weeks and back at work last week. 

I wish you all the best.

I also had an open partial at Sloan Kettering by Dr. Russo. My experience was not nearly as bad as I had feared. It wasn't fun and yes there was some pain and discomfort but nothing like I made up in my imagination prior to surgery. A lot depends on how large the incision is and mine is only about 4 inches. So recovery was fairly easy. I had surgery on a Monday morning, up walking that evening, and home Wednesday. Thursday I was sitting at my computer doing work. I tapered off on the pain killers and stopped after about 10 days - 2 weeks max.

A few things are important. Have them teach you how to roll in bed so you can get up on your own. Walk as much as possible and drink lots of water. Use the breathing apparatus they give you to keep your lungs clear. You won't have much appetite and that's normal. It'll also take a while to move your bowels so take some stool softeners. Use a pillow against the incision when coughing, sneezing, or laughing. All the best to you and don't let your imagination scare you.

Oh, and about the bulge... yes, it'll be swollen for a while and take quite some time to go down. I don't have a bulge now just a slight indent where the incision scar is. Again, I think it depends on the size of the incision and where and how they cut.