Colorectal surgeries are major operations with a significant recovery period.
There will be a number of follow-up appointments with your healthcare provider.
Keep reading to learn what it’s possible for you to expect during your recovery period.
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If you have open surgery, your hospitalization will likely be longer.
When you are discharged, you will need someone to drive you home.
You will also be given medications to help manage your pain and address other issues like nausea or constipation.
This will depend on your recovery including pain and energy levels after surgery.
There can be some difficulty in adjusting to routines, too.
Still, coping with an ostomy can be difficult.
Wound Care
Your surgeon will give you specific instructions on how to care for your post-surgical wounds.
If you had laparoscopic or robotic surgery, the incisions will be small.
An open surgery will require more advanced wound care.
Generally speaking, the following should apply to wound care following a laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
verify to talk to your healthcare provider about what kind of support you have in place before your surgery.
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.Colon resection surgery patient information from SAGES.
UCSF Health.Colorectal surgery what to expect.
