Symptoms include bilateral leg edema and a number of others. Some of the other common symptoms are fatigue, lethargy, cold intolerance, weight gain, depression, slow speech, forgetfulness, constipation and coarse skin. Blood clots can get lodged in the deep veins of the legs or pelvis.
What are the results (survival and recurrence) of liver resection? For HCC patients whose tumors are successfully resected, the five-year survival is about 10% to 60%, depending on the tumor size. This means that 10% to 60 % of patients who actually undergo liver resection for liver cancer are expected to live five years.
You may experience bowel problems after colon resection surgery. Your colon plays host to enzymes and complex colonies of bacteria that aid digestion. It may take a while for the enzymes and bacteria to return to normal. Until then, you may experience diarrhea and other digestive issues.fter colon resection, you must alter your diet temporarily. Photo Credit Ablestock.com/AbleStock.com/Getty Images. It's common to have questions about what you can eat after surgery, especially gastrointestinal surgery.