I too had a sigmoidectomy op - 20th November 2020 due to a severe stricture from UC... my recovery has been nothing like I was lead to believe. Prior to surgery I was reasonably fit and was as prepared as I could be for my surgery (in hindsight there was so much information I wasn’t told prior - that I should have been told - eg - nerve endings being damaged / urinary issues / pelvic pain - the list goes on). Follow up post op has been non existent and a joke.. a phone call 6 weeks after. I either have chronic runny stools or constipation, a bloated gut (I could pass for 7 months pregnant) revolting smelling gas which my poor family have to live with - they never complain . All wonderful different sorts of pain - mainly at the resection sight - the pain I have been experiencing the last week is constant and if I stretch or move the wrong way the pain is a 10/10 - takes my breath away. I never know how much pain I am supposed to deal with - what’s normal and what’s not. I have been back to my GP - a couple of times - had a CT scan about 3 weeks ago and everything looked normal - on the outside i suppose. Nothing feels normal - everyday I am anxious and stressed about what the day will bring -how much pain will I have to deal with / will I be near a public toilet / what happens if I need to pass wind (it’s like an explosion - nothing discreet about it) .. I have been walking for about 45 minutes a day - everything I’ve researched has advised to undertake physical activity...I just want my normal life back - none of this is what I expected... 🥲.. I just want a normal bowel motion once a day and to be pain free and not pain every time I am doubled over in pain...this is so frustrating - coming up to 9 weeks post surgery..

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