What is postoperative depression? What should I do if I have postoperative depression?

Does postoperative depression refer to the depression that occurs during the recovery period after surgery for a person with a physical illness? Postoperative depression is a short-term mental illness. Once the patient suffers from postoperative depression, both the patient's mind and body will be severely damaged. Even postoperative depression can lead to extreme behavior. Therefore, after suffering from depression, it is necessary to treat it in time.

Surgical treatment

Surgery is the earliest method used to treat cancer, and it is also the first choice for many early cancers. Many early cancers can be cured through successful surgery. Some cancer patients have advanced disease and cannot undergo radical surgery, but surgery can be performed to relieve the patient's pain and prolong the patient's life. This type of surgery is called palliative surgery. For example, if colon cancer blocks the intestinal cavity and normal bowel movements are impossible, palliative surgery such as colonostomy must be performed to relieve the tumor's obstruction of the intestinal cavity. Not all cancers can be operated on. For example, blood cancer (leukemia) cannot be surgically removed. Of course, surgical treatment is now very common, and many diseases can be restored to health through surgical treatment.

Postoperative depression

After surgery, patients undergo physical treatment and need some time to recover. It is common for them to have negative emotions due to mental stress from their physical illness, poor care from their family members, and treatment costs. Postoperative depression will occur at this time. This is undoubtedly adding insult to injury for patients. Patients have poor mental state, loss of appetite, insomnia, and nightmares. Not only is it difficult to recover, but serious cases can easily lead to suicide. Therefore, patients with postoperative depression must be treated in a timely manner. Help patients get rid of physical and mental illnesses as soon as possible.