Hi @horthog, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'd like to point you to a couple of discussions where you can meet others talking about sigmoid colectomy and nerve entrapment. See these discussions:

- ACNES, Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/acnes-abdominal-cutaneous-nerve-entrapment-syndrome/
- Removal of sigmoid colon, due to diverticulitus https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/removal-of-sigmoid-colon-due-to-diverticulitus/
- Problems 3 months after colon resection surgery: Help https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/three-months-after-colon-surgery/