Post op pain

TillyV 4 days ago

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Hi. I had a nephrouretectomy 7 weeks ago. Was finally feeling less pain, soreness and swelling last week and quite happy but now I have a heavy swollen feeling in my lower abdomen on the operated side and soreness returning. And very tired indeed. There seems no aftercare or physical checks or any way of anyone telling me if it is ok/normal or a sign of something wrong. GP not too concerned as no fever. Where to turn?

Candysmum 4 days ago

Hello TillyV

I'm sorry to read you are experiencing this swollen feeling in your abdomen, and the tiredness.

Were you given the name of a CNS (cancer nurse specialist) before your surgery? If you weren't, I'd suggest you contact your surgeon's secretary, to let them know about your new symptoms. Somebody should get back to you to discuss this.

You could also contact the Macmillan helpline here! They are really good!

Hope you feel better soon!

xxx Candysmum

TillyV 4 days ago in reply to Candysmum

Thank you so much... I was but when I called and left a message no-one got back to me. I will try the surgeon's secretary. I didn't think we could contact the surgeon once the op was over. Nothing is made clear and there seems no aftercare like being physically checked over after a few weeks to be sure everything is going ok and on track. I will pursue it. Thanks so much for the tips.

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