Discharge instructions for patients after lung cancer surgery

  1, a good state of mind A good state of mind is the basis for overcoming all diseases. Only by adjusting the mindset and building up confidence can the internal anti-disease mechanism of the body be mobilized. Be sure to maintain an optimistic and cheerful mood to face some discomfort and symptoms in the post-operative follow-up treatment, and firmly believe that lung cancer can be cured through comprehensive treatment such as surgical resection.  2.Normal diet Maintain a normal diet, don’t avoid eating all kinds of food as long as they are light, fresh, nutritious and easy to digest, don’t eat or less spicy and stimulating food, and prohibit smoking and alcohol.  3, respiratory maintenance You should pay attention to the maintenance of the respiratory tract, pay attention to the climate changes, try to avoid colds, if the upper respiratory tract infection, should be timely medical treatment, thorough treatment, to avoid the occurrence of pneumonia. Do not stay in places with dirty air and avoid inhaling second-hand smoke.  4.Be frank with some discomfort Numbness and tingling and tightness in the incision area are more common and are related to the nerves of the chest wall cut during surgery, you have to be patient and the discomfort will slowly subside after several months. Another common phenomenon is that some people may have an irritating cough because the bronchial stump may cause coughing during the healing process after lung resection, so you should be careful to cough up the sputum in time. If the phlegm is sticky, you can take some expectorant drugs such as Mucosolvan; if the cough is more serious and affects your rest, you can take some cough suppressants such as compound licorice combination, federal cough suppressant, etc.  5.Post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy If you need to receive post-operative chemotherapy, it usually starts 3 to 4 weeks after surgery. The side effects of chemotherapy vary from person to person and are not as terrible as you think, so you do not need to worry too much. Anti-emetic drugs such as pivotan and obectin can be injected half an hour before chemotherapy to reduce gastrointestinal reactions. Chemotherapy is usually given once every 3 weeks, 4 times in total. Before each chemotherapy, blood test should be done to check the white blood cell and liver and kidney function, if the white blood cell is <3500 or the liver and kidney function is abnormal, then chemotherapy should be temporarily suspended.  6.Post-operative adjuvant radiotherapy If your doctor tells you that you need to receive radiotherapy, you should listen to the arrangement of radiotherapist and adhere to radiotherapy daily, usually starting 3-4 weeks after surgery, and the course of treatment takes about 2-6 weeks.  7.Support and conditioning of Chinese medicine Chinese medicine treatment is an adjuvant treatment for lung cancer patients after surgery, but it cannot replace chemotherapy or radiotherapy. You can take Chinese herbal medicine, including proprietary Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine, at the same time of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is recommended that you must do the medicine under the guidance of an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner and not take some so-called secret recipes or partial prescriptions casually to avoid the danger of toxic side effects. Please note that it is completely wrong to say that there are no side effects in Chinese medicine. If necessary, you can also apply some immunomodulatory drugs and biological products such as thymidine and interferon under the guidance of your doctor to enhance the anti-cancer mechanism in your organism.  8.Follow-up You should insist on long-term regular follow-up, which is very important. It is very important that you should insist on long-term regular follow-ups, which are every three months for 2-3 years after surgery, then every six months, and can be extended to once a year after the fifth year. Your doctor will review your chest CT, abdominal ultrasound, etc. Other tests such as whole body bone scan and cranial MRI may be performed as needed.