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Hello, my dad had liver resectioning surgery, doctors let him go home his tummy was swallen, after one week his legs become swallen(painless)?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Call surgeon: Your father was given specific written instructions about his post op care. When a complication arises you contact the surgeon. There are instructions on how to do this on the written instructions!

Answered 3/22/2020

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