Abscess after colon resection

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Avatar m tn I had a resection of my sigmoid colon about two and a half months ago. Everything went very well, the surgery and my recovery.I've been feeling fine but in the past few days a pain has started in the area of my navel. Nothing that bad, but it worsens when I lie down. Hasn't kept me from sleeping. I can feel tiny little swellings around my navel. Is this cause for concern ?
Avatar n tn within three days i was in the hospital for a week, CT scan showed a colon abscess, i dodged emergency surgery and responded to IV antibiotics. now i'm two months out of the hospital and a GI and surgical followup recommends bowel resection. i've read that the bowel does not repair itself. what should i do? also could the abscess have actually been caused by the colonoscopy. thanks.
Avatar n tn m researching metabolic changes and hormones after colon resection. I believe your colon does much more than water and fat soluble vitamin absorption.
484033 tn?1208516117 Last April I had a colon resection after a tumor was removed. Stage 2a. I am on adjuvant therapy till Thanksgiving. I often get flat stools. Could this be due to scar tissue at the resection site, or should I worry about an extremely agressive cancer coming back since April? please advise.
Avatar f tn I had a liver resection because of a 1.5 cm solitary colon cancer met that grew for many years after my Stage IIIB dx before it was large enough to dx. I was 38 months out from original surgery. Thank you Dr.
Avatar f tn Now doctor wants to try to do a colonoscopy again, but if he cannot get in there I might have to have a resection of colon if polyp is suspected. How invasive is this resection of colon?
Avatar f tn I had a colon resection on the 10th August 2010. Everything was fine for 12 days and then I was re-admitted to hospital with acute pain at incision sight on left side. I returned home after 5 days with pills and a patch to control the pain. I was also told to see a pain specialist if the pain got worse. Has anyone else had this type of complication? Also, can anyone talk to me about his or her experience after this type of surgery?
Avatar n tn Hi. I had a colon resection in Jan 08. By 3 months, I was still having a lot of pain ( I am a big baby about pain). They took out 7 inches of my sigmoid colon due to multiple episodes of diverticulitis that were not going away after being on different antibiotics. My surgeon told me it takes about 6 months to "forget you had the surgery". Well in my case, it was a lot longer.
Avatar n tn After a colon resection surgery that lasted 8 hours is it normal for a patient not to eat 4 days later, taking morphine shots for pain, antobotics and iron meds?
Avatar n tn I had surgery to resection my colon on Feb. 19th. I am still swollen and have various aches and pains associated with the surgery. How long does it take for my digestive tract to settle down? When will the swelling go down? Any information will be helpful. I am dealing with the pouch okay, but find it difficult to empty the bag without making a mess in the bathroom. I guess I need more practice. Help!
Avatar f tn After 8 years of diverticulitis attacks my colon abscessed and perforated the intestine wall. Luckily after removal of the sigmoid colon the doctor was able to resection. He tells me I'm doing great. It's been five weeks since the surgery. He told me to try new foods one at a time as I've been on a soft bland diet. Whenever I do try anything newI start vomiting about a half hour after I eat and the next day I have pain in my left side and also when I have a bowel movement.
433485 tn?1321813390 Hi. I am almost 5 weeks post op from a laproscopic colon resection, due to multiple diverticulitis attacks ( 6 to be exact ) in the last 5 months. My surgeon was able to successfully remove 7 inches of sigmoid colon and re-attach so I was spared the colostomy. After the procedure, the surgeon told me that the part of the colon that he removed was very very small! He said he had a difficult time and had to use a 25 guage (?) connector due to the narrowness of my large colon.
Avatar f tn Hi-My name is Tiffany and I just posted a question regarding colon resection but I posted in the wrong forum.Sorry,Im new!! My question is would anyone be willing to share their experiences with me regarding this surgery.I was originally diagnosed with UC at age 10 but now the doctors think I have Crohns.So Im not really sure which end is up at this point.No pun intended:) I am 35 years old and during a Colonoscopy,a stricture was found.
Avatar f tn I was just wondering why it is really important to walk and sit after a colon resection. It wasn't two days before the nurses and doctors had me up and about, or sitting in a chair. It was painful as. Do the walks and sitting in a chair make you heal quicker.
Avatar n tn m glad to hear you are doing well. After colon resection surgery I had similar diahrrea for a few weeks. You are only 3 weeks post-op and the colon can really take its time adjusting. I'd give it a little time. I know how hard it is to live with that but for me it got a lot better with time. I wish you the same.
987242 tn?1335490770 if you had surgery, I hope you are well recovered by now. My cyclic ENDO pain is gone after the resection, now to just heal entirely from this major surgery.
Avatar m tn Close surveillance is the recommended course with resection if this is not feasible. Resection in this situation typically means an abdominal colectomy. I'm unclear on the indications for a much more limited resection. Regarding your question, I would fully expect a patient to be back to 100% six months after a laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy. Ongoing bleeding needs to be evaluated.
484033 tn?1208516117 Hi guys. I had a large colon resection on April 1st. So: it has been 17 days. I am tender around the area of the resection site. (lower left). It hurts when I move certain ways and also when I press in on it. Is this just part of the recovery time? My surgeon has very few office hours, so I thought I would ask you, my new pals, what you think.
987242 tn?1335490770 But it appeared he believes the inflammation of the colon is caused by endometrium growth in the colon wall. The colon is inflammed and antibiotics have done nothing to help. It appears he thinks the only thing to do is a bowel resection, as nothing else has helped. He did tell me that this is not a colitis and he does not believe it to be diverticulitis as he did after the last colonoscopy.
Avatar f tn The surgeon was almost through the surgery when he unfortunately punctured her bowel, resulting in an abdominal bowel resection. Approximately a week after the surgery, she developed severe rectal pressure/pain which has been going on now for another week. The surgeon said it's a result of the TEM and could last another few weeks. She's having difficulty moving her bowels as well. She did have two sleepless nights of running to the bathroom after the first week or so.
Avatar n tn I had a colon resection about 5 weeks ago. They had to remove the ileo-caecal valve. The cause of the problem was endometriosis which had grown into my appendix (was removed) and caused septacaemia resulting in the resectionof about 6 inches. I have read up all the questions and answers you have on this issue and the communal or general problem seems to be constant stools with cramps. I have had one episode of that which lasted 3 days and was probabaly an infection.