Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?

I know this post is from March but I am almost 2 months out and dealing with similar pain and feeling quite depressed. How are you feeling now? Hoping you are back to your baseline as they say.

I’m going through the same thing. I’ve been a little more active but not lifting anything. I’m almost 2 months out and I’ve been in quiet a bit of pain the last few days. Pretty swollen and incisions are still oozing. It’s very hard to sleep at night with the pain. And it’s still uncomfortable to sit and I swell/get sore from standing. I have some burning and sharp pains and also feel like I’m going backwards. My dr has basically said the same thing - all is normal and that it takes time. Basically - we are only concerned about a fever or obstruction. I’m starting to have regrets myself. Hang in there!!!! Any suggestions on how to sleep through the pain? I’m doing ice packs but still can’t sleep.

I am 2 months post op . Was dong fairly good until I started waking up with the jitters every morning after a night of no sleep because of nerve pain gong down my legs. Never had that until after surgery. I am really regretting I ever had the surgery. I would rather deal with the Diverticulosis than this. Stinging, burning pain across lower abdomen and uneasy feeling in lower stomach. I go to bathroom constantly and have gone as much as 10 times a day! My urine just flows from me, not much control at all, I am getting really depressed because when you are hurting all the time , you don't want to do anything. I have prayed for the Lord to take this pain from me. Doctor says that everything inside and out is healed and there is nothing I can do to hurt my insides. THEN WHY AM I STILL HURTING ??? He says it is nerve pain and it will subside, but WHEN ? I just want my life back. I am 71 years old , but I have always liked to stay busy and now somedays I don't feel like doing anything but sit. Anybody out there going through this too ??

Reassured by others experiences. I had section 2 months ago. Things have gone pretty well, I am almost worried now that I have been too active and maybe have herniated myself or some such, but maybe not reading some of the posts here.

All was going well, started off obviously with pain and the like and it felt like I had to break in a new stomach. Transitioned from low fibre to my normal high fibre diet (I am vegan) and like I say all was going well. the external wound took a while to stop seeping and the external swelling was still taking it's time to go down, but I felt I was getting stronger and was lifting moving heavy stuff, but not really heavy stuff the sort I would do if I was fully back. I am 53 and pretty fit and I fellt ok. Now suddenly out of the blue, I seem to have a lot of stomach pain, not just the usual crampy stuff but really quite painful sharp pain. It almost feels like I have gone back to the beginning of my recovery ins some ways. Spoke to the doc, reading between the lines, until I start getting constipated or vomiting, indicating a blocked bowel, there's not a lot they can do as it could be 'many things'. All seems to be ok though in terms of function, regualr bowel movements, a little too regular perhaps, but good solid stools and no diaarohea. A small amount of nausea, but that's all. Just worried that I may have herniated myself through stupidity, but reading these posts maybe what I am feeling is not that unusual.

Tracy I am starting to regret my surgery also. I know I needed it but I am in more pain than before resection

Reassured by others experiences. I had section 2 months ago. Things have gone pretty well, I am almost worried now that I have been too active and maybe have herniated myself or some such, but maybe not reading some of the posts here.

All was going well, started off obviously with pain and the like and it felt like I had to break in a new stomach. Transitioned from low fibre to my normal high fibre diet (I am vegan) and like I say all was going well. the external wound took a while to stop seeping and the external swelling was still taking it's time to go down, but I felt I was getting stronger and was lifting moving heavy stuff, but not really heavy stuff the sort I would do if I was fully back. I am 53 and pretty fit and I fellt ok. Now suddenly out of the blue, I seem to have a lot of stomach pain, not just the usual crampy stuff but really quite painful sharp pain. It almost feels like I have gone back to the beginning of my recovery ins some ways. Spoke to the doc, reading between the lines, until I start getting constipated or vomiting, indicating a blocked bowel, there's not a lot they can do as it could be 'many things'. All seems to be ok though in terms of function, regualr bowel movements, a little too regular perhaps, but good solid stools and no diaarohea. A small amount of nausea, but that's all. Just worried that I may have herniated myself through stupidity, but reading these posts maybe what I am feeling is not that unusual.

Thank you for the well wishes. It gets a little better every day... My surgery was on August 31, 2020. A right hemicolectomy, which means they removed half of my large intestine and some small intestine on my right side. All due to a polyp found in my appendix / non cancerous.

That is extensive surgery! How are you doing?
My pain seems to be improving, however, I have an incision that is about 3 inches in the lower abdomen that has a small red section. Not sure if that indicates infection. Seems like one step forward and two steps back!

Thank you! My surgery was on August 31, 2020. A right hemicolectomy, which means they removed half of my large intestine and some small intestine on my right side. They also removed nearby lymph system. All due to a polyp found in my appendix / non cancerous.