Open surgary worries

Stop worrying about it being cancerous you’re going to drive yourself crazy. The dr should know by visually looking at it after he removes it. Then they always send it for a biopsy which takes usually 8 to 10 days.  I immediately felt relief after the surgery as I was in a lot of pain until they took it out.  I spent 2 days in the hospital. It will probably take 3 weeks until you feel normal again.

Just noticed you’ve asked about length of stay in hospital. Open surgery is usually 3/4 days, (keyhole is around 24 hours)

Discharge will really depend on how your feeling and what support you have once your home. You will see improvements every day, they may only be small ones but they will be there so go with the flow and I can’t stress enough ask whatever is on your mind. I ended up worrying about possibly having a hernia because my tummy was a funny shape! Silly when I think about it now but I thought if I asked about it then they would keep me in longer! The Drs were checking me everyday and it’s crazy now to think they wouldn’t have noticed it but in my head it was a genuine concern. I plucked up the courage to ask eventually and it was just where my stitches had started and post surgery swelling  🤣. Hospital life, medication and emotions tend to play tricks on us. 

Another thing I thought of is perhaps getting your shopping delivered for a few weeks after your op, some slots are fairly cheap and it will be money well worth spent, it’s kind of like getting your independence back too. Just don’t go for the bagless option, I thought saving the environment was the right thing to do but having big plastic baskets to empty had me realising I’d made a huge mistake. Thankfully my daughter was home and the delivery man was happy to help too once I’d explained I’d had surgery. 🤦🏻???