Hi 1st post here, had a Radical cystectomy last monday (8th June), carried out robotically and appears to have been successful. Drain out, stoma looking good yet here I am 8 days down lying in hospital felling weak and shattered, can't sleep or settle, fitted with NG tube unable to eat properly and throwing up due to temperamental Postoperative Ileus.
Just feeling overwhelmed and sorry for myself and wondering how long this will drag on.
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