Recovery after mandibulotomy

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Hi all

my husband has now been home for 8 days and is slowly recovering. And I mean slowly!! Gosh it’s been tough but we are now beginning to think of what the next stages are.

I think we under estimated the extent of damage to my husbands arm. I am having to do everything for him as he is so stiff all over and has no use of his arm at the moment  still in a lot of pain and not sleeping very well  

I realise it’s very early days but need to know what’s next. In terms of exercise physiotherapist and possible swallowing in the future.  He was a very active man and finding it difficult being so immobilised! 

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to chris2012

    hay up chris,

    thanks for the reply,and yes they did mention about me having a peg again ,i should think that they,ll use the same hole as before in my belly,and ya ill give it a day or two then ring my own dr to see whats going off,any how ill keep you up todate mate, cheers again

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    hi all

    i got my phone call today and im at the hospital in the mornin [2nd] regarding my pre op,then ill be addmited satuerday for a 4day detox then the op on the 8,great news ,to see things moving,,,by 4 now

  • Great news hugg1.

    Hope your pre op appt went well this morning and fingers crossed that everything goes according to plan.

    Linda x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to LindaWT

    hi linda,

    ya, ive been to sheffield this morning,had bloods ,swabs tests,then a hour later,ish a phone call to in form me ive got,, to be in halimshire hospital on saturday at 11,oclock,,absolutely great news, the balls rolling now,the hanging about ,wondering whats happening is finally over,so thanks for txting back to me linda, and i will keep you,,or any one informed. p.s my op is not untill the 8th of this month,so its a detox 4 days,,which i new any way, so thats fine ,but its time to put my gloves on and sort this cancer lark out

    [so get ready]

    sees you 

  • More good news then.  Waiting for results and for things to happen is pretty awful. 

    Do keep in touch - we'll all be rooting for you.

    All the best.

    Linda x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to LindaWT

    well im in hospital now, just waiting for my operation day which should be the 8th,,,, to be honest, ive been putting messages on here and i dont think there going to where there supposed to,if that makes much sense,reason being ive been replying ,or txting people but there doesn,t seem to be anything coming back,so where this 1 ends [site] up i dont no but il keep trying

  • Reading you loud and clear with this post hugg1!

    Linda x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to LindaWT

    thanks linda ,grand to be on the right page,or site,

    anyways how are you

  • Yeah, not too bad thankyou.  I've had better days but I'm not completely incapacitated or anything so I'm just taking it easy.

    Are you in a little room on your own or on a ward with others?

    Linda x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to LindaWT

    im in a room with 4 beds in it, but theres only me at the moment in here,hope some more people come in soonish, txt you later dinner time