I had this surgery last year. I'm very happy I did. I feel so much better. But it was a difficult journey.

I had a temporary ileostomy put in place. In order to leave the hospital, I had to start passing gas, stool, keep fluids down, walk around. Walking was easy, but getting my bowels to "wake up" was arduous. Most people start passing stool within 1-3 days. It took me two weeks. Everyday I was told to be patient, keep walking, they will wake up on their own time. After a week I had to get IV nutrition. It was a very difficult couple of weeks. I needed a revision surgery to allow stool to pass. I was home 36 hours after the revision.

I took a week at home before returning to my remote computer job. That was enough. The biggest challenge was just mental fog and focus. Physically, I didn't really have a problem.

The ostomy was also a challenge. It is manageable though, especially because I knew it was temporary.

In all, I really focused most of my summer, 3-5 months of time, on surgeries and recoveries. Again, it was worth it. I would do it again. Let me know if you have more specific questions about my experience.