How to support my wife after bowel resection

Hi folks,

I'm new to the forum. My wife is due to have a large polyp removed from her lower bowels next week - she needs a resection as its embedded itself into the bowel lining.

The reality is starting to kick in and I want to make sure I can support her as best I can, but haven't yet found any idiots guides or lists of ideas and i'm struggling on practical actions. Am hoping you may have some ideas or experiences you can share on:

Any suggestions / meal plans of stuff that will def be ok for her to eat (assuming she doesn't need a bag)?

Any ideas on things I can do or get in advance to make her more comfortable when she gets back from hospital?

Thanks so much in advance!

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  • Hi David, we're doing well now, thank you.

    On a personal level, i'm so relieved things are on the mend with the Mrs. She's been so ingrained and absorbed in all of this over the last 7 months (understandibly so) that there hasn't been any effort on 'us', which i've really struggled with. Am hoping after the good results she had yesterday (that her scans were clear) that things start to get back to something.

    Thank you for checking in!