Update & Diet After TP/Splenectomy

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Today it's my wifes 15th post surgical day since her TP and

Splenectomy. Overall she's doing fine, the challenge is now dealing

with diet, some pain and carbohydrate intake as she is now a

diabetic.

I put a call into the surgeon with a question re: TP. I won't get

to speak with him until Monday but perhaps someone here knows the

answer to my question,which is,,,,,,,As part of the TP -

Splenectomy, is any part of the stomach removed during the

procedure ?

The reason I ask is, when she eats, she feels like her " stomach

is full " after only eating half her dinner !!!

Other than the diet, she does have pain on her left and right side

( at the ends of the insision ) which we were told is from re sewing

those thick lateral stomach muscles back together. The healing

muscles is what's causing the pain. The surgeon says that it's not

unusual for it to take up to 6 weeks for the pain to disappear.

Hope you all are well and free of pain and do enjoy your weekend.

Doc.