Nasty post nephrectomy symptoms

Hi, I will have nephrectomy next week, and I’m scared because I heard that many people have nasty post nephrectomy symptoms. I have a kidney cancer, so this operation is necessary. Is it true what I heard? Are post operative symptoms so nasty?

Hi, I had nephrectomy few months ago when I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. This is a disease where cysts displace healthy kidney tissue. There are often post operative discomfort, and sometimes it can be nasty. I had just a discomfort in the area of the incision, and sometimes numbness caused by severed nerves. There are some things like breathing exercises that can help you prevent Nasty post nephrectomy symptoms and pneumonia. These breathing exercise could also help people with breathing difficulties and painful coughing caused by nephrectomy. There are some medication you can use to relief postoperative symptoms, and some therapies, like hypnosis and acupuncture. When I was recovering, I used herbal & homeopathic remedies, and they helped me very much.

Hello,

I am a 58 year old who up until June this year had never had any serious illness.
I had not felt well since May 07 and in November had some blood tests at my GP which proved okay.
In May 08 i had blood in my urine and had slowly over the year become extremely tired having been used to walking 36 holes playing golf i could bearly do 4 holes.
Following NHS tests [I asked my GP to send me privately as my company have an excellent private medical care] but he insisted i go NHS. On the day of the tests i went from room to room feeling like a piece of meat to be told by the doctor that i had a 20mm cyst on the kidney perfectly normal for a man my age and that my prostate was enlarged.
I refuted this knowing that something had to be wrong for me to feel the way i did so i demanded that my GP send me private and i even gave him the name of the consultant i wanted to see.
On 6th June i was diagnosed with a 5.3cm tumour on the right kidney and my prostate was fine.
On 5th July i had the surgery and now recovering fine.
I put my success so far down to prepration. Phases.
Phase 1 Prepare both mentally and physically
Phase 2 The Operation
Phase 3 recovery
Phase 4 Start your new life.

I had little or no pain from the suregry.In fact the worse pain was in my shoulder from the CO2 gas used.
I came off lorphine after 3 days and yesterday only 15 days after surgery had a welcome glass of vino and hit some golf balls.
Still a long way to go but by phasing and having a positive approach it can be aesier.
I feel like a new person and now intend to enjoy every day.
My biggest problem is updating my travel insurance so if anyone has any experience of this i would welcome some input.
My work life balance will change but i feel great.
Happy to share more of my experiences with anyone and even set up a forum to assist people staring out on the journey.

Stay Positive.

Paul B