wow good for you! I was told 4 days in hospital and 2 weeks of recovery. My surgery is robotic/laporascopic,, is yours? Yours may be more extensive than mine, but ask your dr.

After removal of 25% of my large intestine via laparoscopic surgery I was walking in 6 hr, spent three days in hospital, was able to go hunting with my dogs in 6 weeks, very few side effects. Just be sure to manage your pain during the first six weeks, take max doses of Tylenol and ibuprofen staggered. Have faith! Was splitting wood yesterday and I'm 70!