@hopeful33250 - I would say 2-3 weeks of hard time recovery, meaning, surgery discomfort, bathroom frequency, fatigue, and very careful eating. Then I could see improvement with bathroom breaks close to normal, and eating became more adventurous, trial and error. I would say at 8-10 weeks, eating and bathroom breaks were very close to normal. My biggest issue at that point was building my strength and stamina back to normal. Remember, I had a year of hip/mobility issues to recover from as well as the colon resection and infections. Bodily functions were all good. To improve stamina, I started a gym routine four days a week, starting with simple weight training with 2 lb weights and walking 20 minutes. Each week I added a bit. I let my body tell me how far to push. I can say, I didn't push too fast. I'm at 4 lbs, eight weeks in, but started water walking and a "senior" boot camp last week! I don't worry about keeping up with everyone. I'm going to try and play my first 18 holes of Golf this Saturday.... wish me luck! I'm 70.