Colon resection 3 months ago. In hospital 4 days. 8 inches of sigmoid removed. Cancerous polyp, but pathology showed that the cancer had not spread outside of the margins. 24 lymph nodes removed also. No cancer in them. Robotic surgery, so I had 5 small incisions in abdomen and one 5 inch incision below the belly button. For 3 weeks after hospital stay, I was in the bathroom once every hour of the day. Inconsistent texture, no matter what I ate. 1 roll of TP or more per day. Lost 8 pounds due to this situation. Ate low fiber diet and not much of food that would be hard to digest, per surgeons instructions for 3 weeks. Self injected anti-coagulant into belly tissue for 2 weeks after hospital stay. Wore compression socks for 3 weeks (I am a male, socks went from toes to above knees). After 3 weeks of inconsistent BMs, things improved “gradually” each day. After 3 months, I am more normal with BM form, but still use 1 roll of TP every 2 days. My food intake now is higher fiber bread, cereals, extra virgin olive oil to replace butter, limit fat intake (read ingredients on labels), chicken, eggs, lots of fruits and veggies. No red meat. 1 glass of wine per week. Will have my blood drawn for a CEA test this week. Will see if any cancer antigens are present. Will see surgeon for follow up on Aug 1st. Hope the CEA results do not show anything of concern. Also, I walk 30 minutes every day for exercise…I had a triple by-pass heart surgery procedure in Feb 2022. So, the exercise helps my heart and has helped keep my abdominal area strong. I have lost 28 pounds in the last 16 months and have stabilized at 173 lbs.