Question

Mr. Montgomery was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. He is 67 years old and was recently widowed. He has no family members nearby to assist him during the ordeal of coping with the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and postoperative care. He asks you to explain the treatment and the care that he will need after surgery. He was told that his cancer has not metastasized, so the surgeon will just do a resection of the colon. What would you tell him

Answer 1

Answer:

You should give him some form of assurance, as he has no family members to assist him during the ordeal of the surgery. You should also tell him what he needs to be wary of prior to and after the surgery has been completed.

Answer 2

I would be honest and kindly let him know that he is going to want some help at home #1 he will have pain he may not want to get up out of a chair
#2 he may have an ileostomy bag and need support
# he will need help monitoring himself for signs of infection
he will need help preparing meals