Hello,
You are very lucky t still have your husband after the surgery. My husband, 67 years old, underwent the surgery on Mov. 29, 2005. He was a good candidate for it, the cancer was localized as the surgeon had thought and he was strong and healthy otherwise. The only symptom he had was the jaundice which led us to go to the emergency room as we thought it might be heppatitis perhaps contracted during our recent vacation in Croatia. Unfortunately, after various tests it was confirmed that it was cancer of the bile duct. he underwent the surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in NYC with a top surgeon there. The surgery was very successful in removing the tumor completely and the surgeon was extremely happy with the outcome of a the surgery which lasted 6 hours. However, on the 4th day after surgery my husband passed away from a massive pulmonary embolus. This was all so quick and we were only married 7 years it is a nightmare for me and I am finding it very difficult to accept and to understand why a hospital with such a great reputation and specialized in this type of surgery did not understand the symptons he was having on his last day as the formation of a blood clot. Enjoy every day you have with your husband I understand the recovery is slow and perhaps painful but I understand that it can be a complete recovery and he can have a totally normal life. That's what we were told and were hoping for. All the best.
Cristina