How to care after lung cancer surgery

1. Pay attention to your diet
        Generally, after cancer chemotherapy or radiotherapy, patients must pay more attention to their diet. Healthy vegetables and fruits are the first choice. Don't eat greasy and spicy foods. Keep vitamin intake. Protein is also the nutrition that patients need. Eating more of these foods can regulate the body and supplement energy.
2. Prevent colds
        The lung function of lung cancer patients after surgery has been relatively poor. If the kidney function damage is aggravated after a cold, such as colds and coughs, try not to simply treat it as a normal cold.
3. Relieve psychological pressure
        Because lung cancer brings great fear to people, many patients also have a heavy psychological burden after surgery. Therefore, it is best to listen to music, read a book during the recovery period, and even perform some simple and gentle outdoor activities such as Tai Chi and walking to relieve stress when the condition permits.
4. Encourage patients to engage in activities
        Do not stay in bed for a long time, which is not conducive to the recovery of the body. Patients with lung cancer should not be afraid of exercise. In fact, some simple physical activities are possible. After a little physical recovery in the later period, can you perform some appropriate light exercises, but you must pay attention to the amount of exercise. Too big, to achieve a combination of work and rest.
5. Exercise cough and expectoration
        Effective cough and sputum after operation is very beneficial to the recovery of lung function. In fact, cough and sputum should be practiced before surgery. The effective method is to keep the patient in a comfortable position, first take about five deep breaths, and then open the mouth after the last exhalation to cough several times in a row. When the sputum is discharged to the throat, the sputum is coughed up forcefully.
6. Pain care
        After lung cancer surgery, there will be some pain at the site of the surgical wound. If the pain is unbearable, family members should learn to comfort the patient, or distract him by watching TV, listening to music, or doing things that the patient likes to do.