Thanks, guys. Yeah, the bags might be an issue unless they pack very lightly and have my mom handle the bags. My Dad had open surgery (recommended by the surgeon who does both) so that also means a...
Hi everyone, As many of you know, my dad had open surgery on June 10. He is recovering slowly but steadily since then. But he has a way to go. He has booked plane tickets to come see me in Boston on...
Thanks everyone. My Dad is a bit discouraged as the recovery rate is SLOW. It's been a week and I think he was hoping he'd be significantly better by now, but he says each day is so incremental....
Thanks, Don. My Dad's a vegetarian so he's eating lots of egg whites and nuts....
May I ask what you're taking the supplements for?...
Hi everyone, As many of you know, my Dad had open surgery last week. Since then, he's recovering nicely but he still tires very easily. He has been eating healthy and taking his walks, but even so,...
Hi everyone - thank you so much for your support here. The surgery appeared to go well - my dad seems to be recovering nicely. But even so, it's a recovery and he's definitely not himself. He's been...
Oh - thanks for explaining. Do you happen to know how common this is?...
Thanks, Lynn. I'm surprised to hear so many cases where surgery wasn't enough. Whereas, when I read stats, it seems like the success rates of surgery are very high. Are those stats misleading?...
Thanks, 142. Yeah, my mother has been more stressed out than my dad this entire time -- (or she shows it more, at least). What are the bladder spasms? Many people have mentioned these....
Thanks everyone. Now I'm seriously contemplating moving my plane ticket to tomorrow... :)...
Thanks, Purgatory. I'm a daughter. I really wanted to go down for the surgery but my father insisted he'll be quite bored the few weeks following and asked me to go down during the recovery phase....
Thank you so much, DS Can. My mother is the primary caregiver. I live in a different state, perhaps adding to my anxiety. I'm going down to my home state next week to keep my dad company during the...
Hi everyone - my Dad is having open surgery this week and I admit I'm freaking out. Has anyone else had this freak out? I'm turning into a basket case...everything freaks me out from the liquid diet...
Hi everyone, My father is seeing a surgeon who does 60 - 70% robotic surgeries but suggested my father have open surgery because he has a smaller frame. He says for men with small frames and...