Gas bubble after radical nephrectomy

Hi John_the_owl and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

I can't help with the experience you're looking for but I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.

I hope your consultant can sort things for you.

Hi John, sorry to hear of your 'gas bubble' trouble. I think i would be right in saying that for most the gas disperses naturally after a few weeks as mine did. It was very uncomfortable so i do sympathise with your predicament.

Do you have a nurse assigned to you to whom you could express your worries ?'m sure they will have encountered something like it before and be able to give you more information.

Good luck and please do update us as to how you get on....Del.

Thanks for your reply. I have actually seen the surgeon who told me about the bubble, saying "This is novel, I haven't seen this before", or words to that effect. It's now 2 months after the operation so I would expect the gas to have dispersed. Unfortunately the doctors dispute hasn't helped things but the radiologist has just filed the CT scan report so it's going through the system. All I can do is be patient which at times can be difficult.