Liver lesion ? Adenoma - resection in 2 weeks

I had an appointment about a week before I'm where they went though it all in detail with me.  In icu you do get the one to one and yes, catheter, pic line and drain.

I was given tramadol and cocodimol.

Carrying your little one will be a big no no for a while. You can't be lifting for a while. I was told not to drive for 6 weeks but was naughty and drive after 3 which wasn't overly comfy.

Work wise 12 weeks is very realistic. You may need longer everyone is different. I wasn't working at the time but after 12 weeks i would not have been comfatable going back to doing the caring job that I was doing shortly before.

When you get that pre op appointment you also get a specialist nurse who you can contact. They are really helpful. 

Net

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Thank you Net - I don’t think

I will be able to 

have much briefing beforehand as when I went for my appmnt with Mr Worthington ( 3 hour drive ...) I ended up seeing his Reg ( my Consultants at my local hosp had had an mdt meeting and decided to refer me to Guildford to see Mr Worthington as needed specialist input ) which when I saw his Reg it felt a little pointless as he didn’t know why i was there and had no access or so he said to my images from ct and mri’s I had had done previously ...he asked me initially to

come back another day !! I said I can’t really do that as I’d been referred by the consultants at Conquest hosp because they thought it shld be removed and it had taken me three hours to get there ...

Mr W the Cons then came and apologised five mins later said he remembered my case from the meeting and he wanted to operate ...so I didn’t really get much chance to chat as was taken to pre op there and then ...I briefly saw the liver nurse but haven’t had that much input from Guildford as yet ...the ca burse at my local hosp has been good but they don’t deal

with liver ops there ....so her knowledge is limited ..

i feel

panicked at this op when she mentioned pic lines and drains and icu as from my own experience working at hosp I know only v  sick people go there and have that ...I was in total denial before ...

im a neonatal midwife so a fair bit of lifting at work - however with. 6 month old it’s going to be v hard too :( x

Hi Maria

I feel for you as it dosnt sound like you are getting much support from the hospital.  I hope i have not made you worry more talking about my operation.

I was very well looked after in Guilford following the op. Don't be panicked by going into icu as its more that you are one to one monitored following the op.

Sorry for delay in replying, my boyfriend took me to Venice for a few days.

Let me know how you get on. Your in my thoughts.

Net x

Hi Maria,

i was just wondering how things were going/you were feeling and whether you’d heard any more about your operation? 

Hugs,

Rachel

I saw the sergeon yesterday, he said the tredmill test came op with a fitness level of 8 and trials have shown that in order to survive the section of the liver you have to be 10 or above. So I am going to have to live with it. I would like to hear from someone who is doing that. 

Regards Tony

Where did you have this done can I ask ? I didn’t have anything like this and now I’m worried I’m not particularly fit after having a c section 6months ago ...I’m having surgery in less than a week ...! 

Hi Net thank you for emailing back, don’t apologise ! Wow Venice how lovely - hope you had a lovely time ? 

No no you didn’t panic me

- I think it’s good to hear from people who have had the same op especially in the same hosp ...

i had a call today from

the Consultant’s Secretary just to say after my latest CT can last week he still wants to go ahead with the resection ( was hoping it would have miraculously disappeared!) no such luck ..

however .. even though I’m in his diary for that and gallbladder removal I’m not on the system so I’m a little worried after arranging everything and travelling up there they’ll say no surgery has been booked ! I’m ringing back tomorrow...it’s not leaving me with a lot of confidence...!

thanks again for all your support everyone xxx

Hi Rachel thank you for emailing - hope you’re well and your mum is okay ..? 

I’m to have it done next Tuesday 11th and travelling up the Monday. Absolutely dreading it - not just the op but all the arranging around it with three young kids and three dogs :( I know this is nothing in comparison to to some

people here ..:(  

i wish I didn’t get so worked up having surgery - it’s a control thing and anaesthesia...

thanks for your support , especially with your mum so poorly xxx

Hi Maria, 

I'm doing ok thanks, Mum is much the same - she got temporarily taken off her cancer drug because she had a chest infection for a week but back on it now. She had a couple of litres of fluid drained off her lungs last week which was quite an ordeal, we are hoping it doesn't all come back. 

Yeah, three kids AND three dogs is a lot to organise! It sounds totally normal to be dreading it, I'm sure I would be. Good that it's happening soon though, it will also be over soon x

Let us know how it all goes and we are here if you think of more questions, etc. 

Rachel x

Hi Maria

Was wondering how things are going for you?

Net x