Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?

Thank you Colleen and Robin.

Hello, I had colon resection for bowel obstruction and perforation 9 weeks ago. It took several weeks for the pain to go but in the last 10 days I have a sharp pain on the left lower side. I am also getting tired again and can't cope with much. I take Panadeine Forte but doesn't relieve the pain. I had an ultrasound a week ago but due to being on the phone for 2 hours to get through to my clinic for an appointment (vaccinations) for the results I am on here. It can't be urgent otherwise they would have rung me. I think like everyone else with the same problems there is no answer except acceptance. I am going to speak to my Naturopath sister for supplements.

Hi Doodily, welcome. I sorry to hear that you've had a new and sharp pain start recently after it seemed the surgical pain was on the mend. I hope you have heard about the results of your ultrasound in the meantime. Is there an explanation for the pain? What is your next step?

Hi Colleen, thanks for responding. There is no explanation for the pain according to the ultrasound. I think it's a strained muscle. I will endeavour to not strain further and wait till it heals. Cheers,

I had resection surgery in November reconnected elyostomy January 24th once a month severe abdominal pain goes away in a couple hours lately it's been once a week last night I called 911 went to the hospital they did a CT scan and found nothing unusual any suggestions on what the pain could be

I forgot the add last year 2020 had chemo therapy and radiation to shrink colorectal tumor before surgery

Hello, I had colon resection on July 12th seemed to have recovered well, back to work two weeks ago. However last night and all day today, I have had SEVERE pain at right side of abdomen, BUT only after iv had a bowel movement and trying to stand from the sitting position. Its really an almost unbearable, sharp pain. Im going to Urgent Care after my shift today but wondering if it sounds familiar to anyone here.

Hello @suzieduarte72 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It seems like a good amount of time between your resection and this onset of pain. I am so glad to hear that you are going to Urgent Care today.

@doodily10 has recently shared a sudden onset of a sharp pain as well so I am hoping the pair of you can connect to compare your experiences.

What did you find out from Urgent Care?

I commented on this site previously that I had extreme pain on the right side for a couple of months following colon resection surgery. A CT scan showed no issue and I was told the pain was caused by the robotic arms which entered on that side to go to the left side to remove the portion of the colon with diverticulitis.

Hi, I’m new to this site but have been reading through all the comments over the past few weeks. I had a bowel resection 7 weeks ago because of Crohn’s disease. All went well and I was recovering fine until I developed an abscess a few weeks ago which ended up with me being re admitted to the hospital for anti biotics. I came home and again I’ve been fine until about 5 days ago where I have horrendous pain in my lower right abdomen which is were the resection was done. It hurts to even gently touch this area. I had an emergency CT scan done a couple of days ago and the surgeon said that it looks like just inflammation that is causing the pain. Has anyone else had such bad pain from inflammation 2 months after the surgery? I feel like I’m going backwards. Im 34 with 2 young children and I feel so bad that I still don’t have the energy and in to much pain to do anything with them. The surgeon basically said to wait another month before I go back to him but I’m worried something else is wrong. Had a high fever last night that lasted about 12 hours but that has gone now but it’s just the extreme pain. Paracetamol doesn’t do anything for the pain and not sure what else I can take. Any advice would be much appreciated.