With the popularization of cancer prevention concept and the wide application of low-dose spiral CT lung cancer screening, more and more lung nodules are discovered. When surgery is warranted for a lung nodule, rehabilitation can be put on the agenda. What nutrients can be supplemented after pulmonary nodules, what exercises can be done? With questions, let's find the answers together.
On April 18th, "Doctor I Want to Ask" invited Professor Chen Shuchen, director of the Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, chief physician and doctoral supervisor of Union Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, to come to the live broadcast room to discuss the knowledge of postoperative rehabilitation of pulmonary nodules. Up to now, there have been about 230,000 people watching and rewatching on multiple platforms.
Create a whole chain of science popularization of "prevention and screening, diagnosis and treatment".
The number of live stream interactions reached a new high
This is the third time that Director Chen Shuchen has been a guest in the live broadcast room of Fujian Health News. 10 minutes after the live broadcast began, three free consultation places were snatched up, and then 3 more places were added, and a total of 6 free consultation places were given away in this live broadcast.
The livestream received a record number of engagements
Patient groups and netizens in the live broadcast room
Engage in lively exchanges
During the live broadcast
Netizens have asked questions to experts
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(Questions from netizens in the live broadcast room)
After the live broadcast, there were still netizens asking questions about postoperative rehabilitation in the group, and enthusiastic netizens actively "pointed the way" and encouraged group friends to move as soon as possible after surgery, balanced nutrition, which is conducive to rapid recovery.
Focusing on lung nodules, the live broadcast of Fujian Health News's "Doctor I Want to Ask" created a full-chain science popularization of "prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment", and built a solid anti-cancer defense line in five steps.
On January 27 this year, Director Chen Shuchen was a guest in the live broadcast room for the first time, focusing on the question of whether to operate on lung nodules found in the physical examination (previous links: Should pulmonary nodules found in the physical examination be cut?
On February 29th, the popular science live broadcast continued to deepen, and Director Chen Shuchen introduced a variety of treatment methods for malignant pulmonary nodules (previous link: What should I do first thing after discovering pulmonary nodules?Fujian doctors summarized these key details→);
On April 18, Director Chen Shuchen answered questions about nutrition, diet, exercise, wound care and other aspects of postoperative rehabilitation.
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Do this after pulmonary nodules: diet, exercise, etc
Studies have found that nearly 50% of patients have symptoms of reduced lung function such as fatigue, shortness of breath after activity, and limited exercise after pulmonary nodules. Pre-academic and post-operative pulmonary rehabilitation training can effectively improve lung function and improve quality of life.
Some patients feel that they need to recuperate after surgery, but in fact, this practice is not conducive to postoperative recovery and is not recommended by doctors.
Director Chen Shuchen said
After lung resection surgery, it is important to restore lung function as soon as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out exercises to strengthen lung function, such as slow walking, brisk walking, stair climbing or chest expansion exercises, etc., which are good exercises under the premise that the patient can tolerate.
In the Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, if the patient has no special circumstances, he can be discharged from the hospital 2~3 days after minimally invasive surgery for pulmonary nodules, and he can resume his life and take care of himself when he returns home, and he can also carry out appropriate physical training.
Cough exercises can promote recovery. Director Chen Shuchen explained that the first benefit is to cough up the sputum in the airways through active coughing, which helps to reduce the probability of lung infection. Second, after lung resection surgery, most patients will have a cavity in the chest cavity that is removed, and the more lung tissue is removed, the larger the cavity will be. Therefore, the patient should actively cough to inflate the lungs and fill the cavity, which is conducive to postoperative recovery.
In addition, the doctor will encourage the patient to blow up the balloon to exercise the patient's lung function. There are also some specialized instruments, such as pulmonary function trainers, etc., that can also help patients recover their lung function.
For the postoperative diet, Director Chen Shuchen advocates a normal and balanced diet, especially nutritious high-quality protein foods, such as meat, eggs, seafood, etc.
If you want to supplement nutrition, you can also use some protein powder appropriately to increase your nutrient intake.
It is worth reminding
Try not to drink milk for two weeks after surgery. Because milk is high in fat, it can lead to increased pleural effusion.
In addition, during the recovery period after lung surgery, some patients have not fully recovered their gastrointestinal function, and milk may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and they should eat easily digestible foods during this period.
During the live broadcast, the audience was also given free consultation quota benefits, and the winning netizens were as follows: wind, aoe, sycamore blossoms, and accidental 、-、 xia.
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Organization of the event
Organizers: Fujian Health News, Fujian Daily
Co-organizer: Union Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University