Life After Colectomy - Colon Resection

[Gorsundar]

Hello.

Can anyone tell me realistically their experience after colectomy- colon resection surgery? I have been offered a left hemicolectomy and want to know what the true recovery is. Surgeons are minimizing the recovery and say once healed you will probably not notice anything. I have a hard time believing this. The other risk I was told was if their is a leak at the joint of the bowel a second revision surgery will result in an ostomy. Would appreciate any insights. Thanks.

[delia2]

Hi. I can tell you my father had this surgery for colon cancer at 82 and recovered fully in about four weeks and functioned normally until he died at 97.