Surgery
Comments
-
testicular orchiectomy recovery time
Tami2501, I had a testicular orchiectomy, where they remove the affected testicle, and was back at work about a week later. Your husband will be very sore around the incision, naturally, and b/c the incision goes through the deep lower abdominal wall, it's very hard to use stomach muscles to sit up. I found bed rest for the first few days followed by very light exercise (i.e., walking around a bit) to be the most effective and fastest way to recovery. Basically, he should follow doctor's orders to a T and he'll be ok. Is your husband also having the RPLND surgery to remove the lymph nodes in his abdomen? I had that, too, and can give him a heads up on what to expect there if it's relevant.0 -
surgeryrandallk said:testicular orchiectomy recovery time
Tami2501, I had a testicular orchiectomy, where they remove the affected testicle, and was back at work about a week later. Your husband will be very sore around the incision, naturally, and b/c the incision goes through the deep lower abdominal wall, it's very hard to use stomach muscles to sit up. I found bed rest for the first few days followed by very light exercise (i.e., walking around a bit) to be the most effective and fastest way to recovery. Basically, he should follow doctor's orders to a T and he'll be ok. Is your husband also having the RPLND surgery to remove the lymph nodes in his abdomen? I had that, too, and can give him a heads up on what to expect there if it's relevant.
Thanks for the info, very helpful. No he will not be getting the RPLND. His cancer has already spread to the lymph nodes out side of his abdomen (to the neck and behind his lungs). Thanks for the information I really appreciate it.0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.6K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 445 Bladder Cancer
- 307 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 395 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 669 Leukemia
- 791 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 235 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 57 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.4K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 536 Sarcoma
- 725 Skin Cancer
- 649 Stomach Cancer
- 191 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards