My surgery will be friday moring and as the hours pass by I begin to get really nervous. I know it is necessary but the thought of the whole procedure really terrifies me. I have stage three colon cancer and the surgery I will be having is removing the ascending colon and rectum and bringing the decending colon down and also a possible illeostomy. Has anyone ever had this surgery and what kind of a recovery time did you experienced. I am an active 45 year old Mother of three so maybe that will help me recover faster, Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks, Sheryl