Pains after Mother's operation

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

My mother after her operation was recovering. But due to severe pain she was

required to be admitted in local Hosp. today. She is experiencing contineous

pains in the area around her pancreas as well as back.

I am giving her information below. Please advice what is wrong with her? Whether

the operation is successful or not? Sonography, blood tests have been done.

There is no fault found in these tests.

We are working on her desease since six months. After operation almost one month

has passed. We were expecting relief. But no chance. When she will be pain free?

All of you have been soo helpful. Thanks for all that.

-- Satish, India

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Post Operation developments of my mother

My mother has undergone operation for " Pancreatic Necrosectomy +

Cholecystectomy + Diversion Transverse Loop Colostomy " on 29th March 05 at Asian

Inst. of GI, Hyderabad.

About 100 gm of necrotic tissue involving the pancreas except the head region

was extracted as cast.

Her operation went on for @ 2.5 hrs. And she was in ICU for @ one week after

operation.

After that she was taken to special room in hospital. Though she had nausia, she

was allowed to drink liquid such as milk, soop, fruit juice etc. She was unable

to walk, there was lot of swelling on her body. Since operation she was speaking

irrelevently as if she is in some different world.

After @ week in this situation she also had bed soars.

But then she started speaking relevently, lost some swelling. Though she was not

having appetite, we forced her to take liquid such as milk, soop. After many

efforts we could make her to drink. This helped her in walking few steps,

loosing swelling. Her sugar level also dropped to @ 100 - 150. Due to poor

intake she use to have lot of weekness. But we forced her to take atleast

liquids.

After few days she started walking with some support for @100 fts. Dr. wanted

her to eat solid food but she was not responding. HB, protien levels dropped.

Lot of weekness. Some pains in stomach may be due to operation. She was being

given some IV in between, may be once or twice.

Dr. used to make dressing of the operation once in two days. A plastic bag has

been fixed to collect discharge from the colon bypass at right side of stomach.

This needs to be cleaned two-three times every day.

She was discharged on 19/4/2005 almost after one month. We took her to our home

in Sangli @ 650 km by train. It was tough for her to even sustain train shocks.

Once she is in house her appetite is improving. Slowly she has started eating

small qty. of solid foods. Her weekness also reduced. She can walk more. But our

local dr. checked her dressing and found that there is puss and the stitches are

wet. Some liquid is coming out. He has done dressing and asked us to come back

again for this.

With many small small problems but she appears to be OK now. But she will be

required to go back to Hyderabad for colostomy closure after one month.

Can anyone advise me about her puss problem? Will she have pancreatitis attack

again?

Thanks for all the group who have always guided me all through the treatment.

-- Satish, India

[Guest guest]

I don´t speak english so good, but I´ll try to

erxplain you: In this kind of surgery the pacient has

20% to cominues with pain, also if they remove all

pancreas. The doctor must explain you the risks of the

surgery.

Pilar

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