Hi
i have recently been diagnosed with splenic flexure bowel cancer , the tumour has been classed as a T2 on the CT scan.
I am planned for a left hemicolectomy in early August, i was wanting to know about the recovery period after surgery.
Hi Duck, I had exactly that op on March 15, via laparoscopy. 5 days in hospital. Walking around next day, stitches out 2 weeks later. Advised ( as with all abdominal surgery no heavy lifting for 6 weeks. Was driving a week after the op. Diet wise, fibre lite for first week, then gradually introduced foods to see what was tolerated, was back onto all-bran and all other foods within a fortnight.
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