how long does pain last after laparoscopic nephrectomy - Kidney Disorders Message Board

lbacker52 · 08-27-2008, 02:59 PM

how long does pain last after laparoscopic nephrectomy?Its been over 2 weeks and I still need meds.Seems sitting upright makes it worse.doc had to make about 4 in cut between to ports to get it out because it and tumor was too large for regular size LRN.

vicky1983 · 08-30-2008, 07:00 AM

Hi there,

I had a laparoscopic neph on 13th Aug, and I have so far gone 2 days without needing meds - and I had a complication which involved the surgeon having to dislocate my left hip, so I think thats pretty good! hang in there, it does get easier, I know this is hard but I had to push myself sometimes, I found that being as active as possible helped. Good luck!!

lbacker52 · 08-30-2008, 07:38 AM

thanks for your reply

mabent · 08-30-2008, 08:20 AM

Hi - I have a friend who had a renal tumor removed two years ago along with most of one of his kidneys; and he still has soreness in the area. The doctor said that the pain was expected, since they had to cut through muscle to get to the kidney. His tumor was encapsulated. I remember that he took Percocet for quite a while after the operation. Even now the area which was operated on is sensitive.
This may be totally different from what you are referring to, but I hope it helps some.

Mabent

greens · 08-30-2008, 11:42 PM

I had my kidney removed at the beginning of July. I stopped taking pain med after 6 days and was driving by 10 days and pretty much back to myself by 3 weeks. My cut where they removed my kidney was about 3 inches. I still get sore and have learned to pace myself at work and play. I found going for small walks several times a day was very helpful, its a bit tough at first but does get easier, the main thing is to keep moving. I hope you are feeling better. Good Luck.