A Patient Guide to Recovery after Colorectal Surgery Part 1

This is a video in two parts that explains how a patient recovers after bowel surgery. Part 1 explains the preparation for surgery and recovery in hospital after bowel surgery. Part 2 gives useful advice on being discharged.
This video was prepared with the help of an educational grant from Coloplast UK. We hope patients will find this useful in preparing them for a bowel operation.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• postoperative recovery
• bowel surgery
• colorectal surgery
• patient education
• discharge advice after surgery

[oodnac]

@DEBBIEFLK Hi: I had this surgery 2.5 years ago, and it was not a big deal. I advise that you take as little opiate pain killer as possible. i.e: morphine, codeine, percocet, etc. The worst part of recovery is abdominal pain from the effects of the painkillers, because of gas, and constipation. Walk as soon as you can, it makes a huge difference in reducing abdominal pain. If the food is as bad in UK hospitals as it is in Canada, go to the cafeteria to eat. Once again, force yourself to walk.

[DEBBIEFLK]

thanx for sharing i have my appointment on 14 th march im pretty scared

[tpvalley]

my mother has this soon, Im terrified for her.

I heard a 1% mortality rate?