Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Colorectal surgeries are major operations with a significant recovery period.

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned ... During this period, doctors will monitor the patient's progress and make sure they ...

This surgery is for small, early stage colon cancers. Your surgeon removes the cancer from the bowel lining ... You shouldn’t eat for 6 hours before and only drink clear fluids in this time. You ...

Follow the instructions your nurse gives you about how often and how to ... Possible problems after bowel cancer surgery include a leak where the surgeon has joined the ends of your colon together, or ...