Hi Jo,

I have the same operation due on the 4th November - extreamly anxious about it. So glad all went well for you :-)

If you don't mind me asking, how long were you in hospital and how are ou feeling 3 weeks on from the operation ?

Marj (Gardener55)

Hi Marj, 

I had my op in April 2017. I was pre warned that I might require a colostomy but they wouldn't know until the surgeon tried to resect my bowel. They marked me up in advance for a possible colostomy site. The op lasted about 3 hours, I didn't have to have a colostomy. post opetatively I spent a night in surgical high dependency and then transferred to a surgical ward. I was in hospital for 6 nights. I made sure I kept topped up with paracetamol to control any pain. I was sent home with heparin injections which I self administered- that was a bit daunting at first but I soon got used to doing them. Moving around was a bit difficult at first but when I was discharged I was walking around ok, managing stairs etc. I started to drive about 6 weeks post operatively. 

Now I just have some faint scars on my stomach. Everything healed up ok. I can do all the things I did previously. I hope all goes well for you. If you need to ask anything else  please do. 
 

Hi Marj, 

I had my op in April 2017. I was pre warned that I might require a colostomy but they wouldn't know until the surgeon tried to resect my bowel. They marked me up in advance for a possible colostomy site. The op lasted about 3 hours, I didn't have to have a colostomy. post opetatively I spent a night in surgical high dependency and then transferred to a surgical ward. I was in hospital for 6 nights. I made sure I kept topped up with paracetamol to control any pain. I was sent home with heparin injections which I self administered- that was a bit daunting at first but I soon got used to doing them. Moving around was a bit difficult at first but when I was discharged I was walking around ok, managing stairs etc. I started to drive about 6 weeks post operatively. 

Now I just have some faint scars on my stomach. Everything healed up ok. I can do all the things I did previously. I hope all goes well for you. If you need to ask anything else  please do.