today they say it was a success
my wife was on the table for 7 hours while they removed the cholangiocarcinoma from her bile duct and removed the half of liver and gall bladder as the surgeons proposed. They cut away the cancerous section and re connected it to the small colon for drainage. No cancer is visible at this time. It looks like the chemo did what it was supposed to do.
I left while she was still under anesthesia but slowly coming out of it. I wouldn't leave without telling her I love her and that she was doing good.
The next 48 hours are pretty critical while we watch for infection or any other problems.
I have to say I am ecstatic and walking on sunshine right now.
I will keep you all posted and continue to pray and think the best thoughts for the outcomes for you all. You guys are my buds.
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...you get a chance to rest. 
Glad it went well! 
and we all hope the next 48 hours go by without any complications.
On another note about your other thread on care at home. Have you or your wife set up a caringbridge or carepages site where you can post updates to share with family or friends? By just posting what is ahead and what needs to be done sometimes offers come from people you might not have thought of asking.
It can be a 'gentle' way of asking for help from a variety of people, you might be surprised at the acquaintances or more distant family members that could step up to help. It only takes one or two people to make a difference and worth a shot.
Best wishes for a full recovery
The dialudid they had me on was horrific. It made me SO nauseous after a while that I couldn't eat - and you have to eat to take it. Catch 22. After several weeks, I didn't want to move, much less walk. Knowing I needed to eat in order to take another of those blasted pills, I set a goal that I couldn't take a pain pill until I had walked once every hour for 4 hours - then ice cream.
just use the drugs needed to get past this period and make sure she has everything needed for home (pain, nausea, sleep meds) when needed.
Just getting home is such a sigh of relief in some ways and challenging in others.
Not sure where the 30 seconds to a minute every hour came from ... but someone who gave you that tip is thanking you
panic attacks. She had two real bad ones after they did her liver embolism and stent install. Hopefully, the docs prescribe a smoother to keep her from over thinking this.
She should be discharged today. In fact as I type this the docs are probably making their rounds prior to surgery and will give her the boot.
the 30 -60 seconds per hour makes sense. if you add up the time it's like 8 minutes of walking every 8 hours on the long side. Even if it's 4 minutes it allows for movement of muscles.
enjoy being home and relax a bit, take it slow and let her build her strength. Hopefully they gave her something to take the edge off if needed.
Little by little and yes small amounts of exercise are great ... and they do add up
