I know what you are talking about... I had a total of 4 abdominal surgeries last summer because of bowel obstruction. I was in the hospital for 3.5 months andI was hooked up to a TPN for the better part of 5 months. My last surgery was August 1st, it was successful and I was on chemo by the end of the month (although I wasn't able to eat fairly well for 2-3 months after that).
Hopefully, they will be able to start him on chemo 4-6 weeks after his surgery. They started me on a limited dose and worked up from there. Now I am on the full dose of Fullfox.