I am waiting for my surgeon to set a date for the procedure. He said he will be removing the entire colon and connecting the sm intestine to my sygmoid colon, which is 2.5” after a previous surgery in 2019, when I had a redundant colon and 13” of my lg colon was removed. I’d like to hear the pros and cons of this procedure. I understand everyone is different with their post op. After a month or so do the bowel movements per day slow down? With the ileostomy I empty the bag 7 times daily as I don’t like it full and heavy. I have heard great things and I’ve heard of diarrhea, and needing to run for the bathroom vs someone who said he goes in the am and in the pm. That would be a blessing. What are people finding post surgery and 3 months later etc. will it get better with time?