M, I didn't have any feet or hands swelling- the only outward' sign of Acromegally is a very slight enlarging of the brow & possibly the nose (Seems slightly wider). My symptoms were mostly internal ie: Very weak, very little muscle strength/endurance, cold all the time, can't tolorate heat/humidity (I becoem quite weak,l ightheaded, naseaus etc) shaky, sweating at drop of a hat- especially when stressed, night sweats etc. It's been 3 months since my surgery & none of these symptoms have improved- they are still at the same intensities as before the operation. I'm trying to be patient as I guess it can take quite awhile for symptroms to subside if they are going to, but it's getting a bit frustrating- especially when being on prednisone took most of the symptoms away (Or at least lessened the severity) and now my Doc has taken me off the prednisone because 'My cortisol levels don't show a difficiency in the tests' . I was just starting to feel quite a bit better on the prednisone for the first time in 14 years & now that I'm off them I'm right back to feeling lousy again- very frustrating. Keep in mind though that not everyone has hte same experience- some feel great soon after the surgery, and yes, any soft tissue swelling that you have should go down again after surgery. As foir the surgery itself- My surgeon told me right before that MOST patients do go home the next day when the surgery is done the way he does them. Of course that is dependant on wether there are complications or not- but the good news is that the risks of complciation s are very very small, especially if the surgery is done the newer way, ie: endoscopically, or endonasally-- If you're having the old transphenoidal/transeptal approach done, then your recovery & stay in the hospital will be longer. I would highly recommend to anyone to seek a qualified experienced surgeon who does the endonasal and or endoscopic approach as my experience was a quite good one surgically speaking as far as the recovery went. |
