James, you'll see in this document that Sloan routinely recommends a minimal fat diet starting three days before surgery and for two weeks following....
Abdominal "tightness" is very normal especially in the first month or two after the surgery. If it's distended though, with a lot of fluid build up,...
right orchiectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), chemotherapy: 4xEP
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February 2011 - DX Stage IIB, 90% Embryonal Carcinoma, 10% Yolk Sac
Mar-May 2011 - EPx4 per Dr. Bosl at MSKCC, administered locally in DC
6-Jun 2011 - post chemo CT shows one lymph node at 1.4cm remaining
22-Jun 2011 - RPLND with Dr. Sheinfeld at MSKCC, all 51 nodes removed negative
Dec 2012 - 1.5 YEARS ALL CLEAR!