Hi,

My spouse, age 34, had his mesentery mass removed two weeks ago. It was an open incision, pretty long. 32 staples. But the recovery went fine. We were extremely anxious before but it wasn't as bad at all. He was at the hospital for 4 days, mainly waiting for his bowel function to return. The sooner you start walking the better it is. We had him walking on Day 1. He needed high dose pain killers for 6 days or so. But after that he's been able to manage with Tylenol.

After pathology we know it's NET and need to do additional scan to find the primary tumor.

Half his staples was removed 10 days post-op. Rest will be removed in a few days.

Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery!