Yes I’m not the typical patient. Anything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The first leak was caused by a staple that came loose at the connection site. The I developed abscesses after each of my surgeries. With the most recent surgery, they aren’t sure. It could have been a small Knick to the bowel or it could be an unknown cause. I do have ulcerative colitis and have had it for 25 years. That causes inflammation in your colon (it’s an auto immune disease). My colon cancer diagnosis was a complete shock as I was very healthy and a fitness fanatic (ran 5 miles a day and attended barre class 5 times per week. Very healthy so I was shocked to hear I had cancer. I was 51 when I was diagnosed and had I not been as physically fit, I wouldn’t have recovered as well as I did. With my most recent hospitalization, I was on a vent for 9 days and in ICU for 12 days. I couldn’t even stand up on my own, but I was determined that I would come home instead of a rehab facility so I forced myself to walk and show them I could do stairs! I have a good friend who had her sigmoid removed because of diverticulitis. She said it took over a year to feel normal. Good luck