Health Is Belonging: Lived Experiences during Recovery after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 2

Thematic structural analysis of the patients’ experiences of being in recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy ad modum Whipple (𝑛=13).

Subtheme	Main theme
Living with and managing symptoms
Mastering self-care
Planning daily life	Recapturing everyday life
Receiving support from health care staff
Being part of a social context
Feeling well as opposed to ill
Being active and independent	Being healthy
Feeling needed and included
Returning to an active life
Pondering about the future
Thinking positively	Looking to the future
Being in a state of uncertainty