Help , colorectal surgery last Monday

Just had colorectal cancer sigmoid had it removed on Monday by key hole surgery , still not feeling good on a drip and  catheter , stoma large stoma , antibiotics , not yet walking around as my blood pressure drops as soon as i get up , i thought i would be out between 3 and 5 days , anyone else had this same experience ???

  • Hello and thanks for your post

    I'm sorry to read about what's happening. It sounds like you are going through a lot.

    People vary in how they recover from surgery. Some are discharged from hospital within a couple of days but others will be in hospital for longer as they recover from the side effects associated with the surgery.

    Hopefully people will come along and post their experiences here as this is the ‘ask the nurse ‘section. If not, you could try posting on other threads to see if you get more responses.

    I hope you start feeling better soon. Give us a ring if you would like to talk anything over. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Kind regards,

    Celene

  • Update , home now and feeling better as each day goes by