Recovery Time?

[WWWindy]

My daughter has pancreatic cancer that has spread to her liver so she is now in liver failure. I am caregiver. She lives with us. She is now on hospice with an undetermined amount of time left.

I have worked hard this past 7 months to be ready for my bariatric surgery. I've had 16 other surgeries including two lumbar, cervical, thyroid, and many more. My recovery time was always about 25% of what people normally spend. Every surgery had the nurses sending me home the next day because I kept walking the halls and wouldn't stay in be at night.

So, my question. did you all get back to normal life fairly quickly? Cooking, dusting, laundry, taking care of my daughter (husband can pretty much take care of himself). I don't mean lifting the rear-end of the truck but carrying a food tray to a bedroom. I'm not sure about the surgery timing now. I really want this surgery.

 

[eladams2015]

They will have you walking the same or next day, so on that side, it will be quick, but your body will need a LOT more rest than you are accustomed to with other surgeries (remember you are not getting calories in that you could before). You probably won't want to smell any food for a while (common to most of us immediately following surgery), which may be a bigger hinderance to cooking and taking food into her than ability. I would always use your doctor's recommendations for downtime expectations.

 

[Taxman]

Like you, I have had many surgeries and usually recovered quickly. The RNY recovery was much better than expected. I was up and active within a few days. My endurance took some time, but you should be able to do the basic care very soon.

 

[Brenda2010]

My daughter has pancreatic cancer that has spread to her liver so she is now in liver failure. I am caregiver. She lives with us. She is now on hospice with an undetermined amount of time left.

I have worked hard this past 7 months to be ready for my bariatric surgery. I've had 16 other surgeries including two lumbar, cervical, thyroid, and many more. My recovery time was always about 25% of what people normally spend. Every surgery had the nurses sending me home the next day because I kept walking the halls and wouldn't stay in be at night.

So, my question. did you all get back to normal life fairly quickly? Cooking, dusting, laundry, taking care of my daughter (husband can pretty much take care of himself). I don't mean lifting the rear-end of the truck but carrying a food tray to a bedroom. I'm not sure about the surgery timing now. I really want this surgery.

Wow Windy, I also recall you mentioning you care for your daughter but didn't realize how short her time left was. I'm not religious, but god bless you and her and your family. I'm sending love your way.

I live alone and was sent home from the hospital the day after surgery. I was able to do everyday tasks without issue. The one caveat was that I did need at least one, possibly two naps during the day. Hopefully since you've had smooth recoveries in the past, the same will be true for this one.