Hi,
Thanks for your information. I went ahead and decided on having the resection. It's scheduled for May 23. I was told I'll be in the hospital about a week. I was surprised to see you were only in 4 days. Most of my left lobe will be removed and also a small wedge from my right lobe. Having never had major surgery before (just an appecdectomy at age 12), I'm just nervous about some of the simpler things- breathing tube down my throat, having a urinary catheter while the epidural's in place, and just having pain. The epidural supposedly is pretty good for that. I've heard it's the few days after they take the epidural out that I'll experience any pain. I hadn't even thought about any followup digestive issues- I guess I'll be prepared for that now. Any foods in particular that bother you more than others, or does it not have anything to do with what you eat?
How long ago did you have the resection? You said it was actually about a year to be back to "nornal". I was thinking about resuming my teaching position at the start of the new school year in August, but I decided not to. I don't think I'll have the energy, given I had major chemo and am still having daily fatigue and weakness.
Thanks again for your info-
Lisa