... I had a sigmoid colon resection three years ago and it took me all of six months to begin feeling stronger. Mine was an open surgery which may take a bit longer to get over. ... (5 replies)
... ich I to am also on my feet all day. If I had a choice I would have given my body more time. I still am really tired than I was before and the aches and pains of recovery are still there. ... (10 replies)
... I agree with peacefrog that 3 months is still really early into recovery from the surgery. I was constipated, bloated, and felt all sorts of twinges and pains in my abdomen for quite a while. ... (3 replies)
... What is the recovery time, both in the hospital and when you can really start functioning normally again? ... (4 replies)
... I'm a 52 year old male and will have a resection due to diverticulitis. I've had a 14 year history of minor flare ups, but had a large abscess on my sigmoid colon last month and surgery is indicated. The surgeon tells me he expects it can be done with a laparoscope and a 4 to 5 inch incision. ... (6 replies)
... Man's diary will give you some great input. LAP surgery has a much shorter recovery period, but it sounds like it is more painful initially because of the air they put inside the body. ... (419 replies)
... Hi I am 40 years old and have been diagnosed as having Diverticulitis. Although I do not require an emergency operation, I am suffering from regular Bladder infections due to a connection between the Sigmoid colon and the bladder (I think they call this a Fistula) My specialist tells me that this will not go away and can only be resolved by removing the diseased section of... (11 replies)
... op and post recovery process. ... (1 replies)
... otic sx. However I dont want to wait any longer, Im ready to get past this point in my life. The Davinci sx would be better with less chance of infection, better recovery time etc. but the waiting list is months, I dont have time to wait I need to get on with my life. ... (4 replies)
... done his fellowships at Duke University and I felt that I really could trust him to do the surgery and especially the "lap" way. I am really shooting for a short recovery and then back on my feet as soon as possible. ... (4 replies)
... Snake,
Welcome to the board. I'm a 38 yr old male scheduled for the same surgery on 11/1.
my doc told me I would probably need 4 weeks before I should go back to work full time. I have read where reoccurrence can happen but I think the percentagevis under 10% but I can't remember for sure. Sverige recovers differently so there really isn't a defined schedule for... (4 replies)
... massive pain killers, colonoscopy, and now at the end of my rope. I am schedule on Oct. 11 to have a Laparascopic Sigmoid Colectomy to cut out the portion of my colon that has the scarred areas. ... (4 replies)
... his tranverse colon out about a year and a half ago. really had no problems recovery wise. Last week they removed part of the descending and sigmoid. He seemed to be doing well until Monday whhich was 1 week post op. ... (1 replies)
... I also had 14 inches of sigmoid colon removed...he thought he was going to remove 6" or so but found so much scar tissue wrapped around the sigmoid area that he had to remove much more. He said that was from a previous hysterectomy which was in 1991...so I had a real mess in there, too. ... (10 replies)
... yes , i made it..i got home yesterday..so i was in 7 days...It went pretty well..the 1st day , after they moved me from recovery up to the floor , i kept sleeping to deep , not waking up , and bloodpressure dropping way low.. ... (10 replies)
... a sugery date for June 2, now i was nervous, the only surgery i ever had was in my twenties for tonsills and deviated septum 2x. Well this past tuseday i had my sigmoid resection done, and the doctor found a umbilical hernia and he fixed that to. ... (90 replies)
... p having it on an emergency basis you will more than likely end up with a colostomy for 6 months. I had mine on a Tuesday, left the hospital on Saturday morning. Recovery was not that bad. I took 5 week off work myself. I have had no recurrrences since. ... (90 replies)
... He has had numerous diverticulitis attacks requiring hospitalization over the past 3 years. He had the procedure done laparoscopically, and he had 2 feet of his colon removed during a lengthy procedure. ... (12 replies)
... Just got home today form having my sigmoid removed. I was just wondering if the 4 to 6 weeks recovery is for open surgery. ... (10 replies)
... I'm 39 and just had a Sigmoid Colon Resection on 1/3/08. Before the surgery, I had an attack (perforation) in 2/2007 which lead me to the E.R. for a 4 day stint w/IV Meds. Then, once again in Oct. 2007 (abcess) which also required hospitalization. My elective surgery was scheduled for 1/3/08 which thank gosh they could still do the procedure lapryscopically because I wound up... (36 replies)
