After fighting a colectomy for years despite severe ulcerative colitis, I finally elected surgery after colon cancer was detected. I decided to go with the total procto colectomy to avoid some of the potential complications of the alternatives down the road. The end ileostomy takes some getting used to, but the additional piece of the surgery has been uneventful and I have no regrets. I had more trouble with the temporary
post-op abdominal drain than my "barbie butt "