Hi Michael,

The first few weeks both recovery from the surgery and getting to manageable bowel function were very real. My system tended toward running too slow which made for painful constipation which was hard to manage with a fresh abdominal wound and new mechanics for moving things along without a sigmoid colon and rectum. But I didn't have accidents during that period or unmanageable urgency. Just clustering, unpredictability day to day and some pain. After the first four weeks, things really settled down and have been fine since. I'm 64 and in quite good health apart from the cancer and treatments. Hope this helps and wishing you well.

Rich