hsrob on 06 November 2014
That is fairly standard for the sort of surgery he likely had (assuming a Whipple's procedure). It is a huge operation and involves removing the gall bladder, bile duct, pancreatic head, duodenum and part of the stomach as well.
Normal uncomplicated recovery (and i mean just from surgery to leaving hospital) for an otherwise healthy person is often 3-4 weeks, so you can imagine the sort of toll that it places on one's body. It would be unusual if he hadn't lost weight.
