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Zeke4ahs
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They are yanking mine on Thursday. Haven’t had surgery since my tonsils at 6 years old. They won’t know until they get in if they can do it laparoscopy. What’s recovery like? I only get the good drugs for a few days. 


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Topic starter Posted : 09/29/2026 10:39 pm
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Good luck. Never had it. My dad did fine decades ago. Few days mild recovery. 


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Posted : 09/29/2026 10:47 pm
Joe_Hoopsier
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In a round about way, yes. 4 yrs ago I had ~18" of my descending colon removed. Like HH said, few days mild recovery. Also 3 weeks ago my 76 yrs old mother had the same procedure and she agreed. Few days mild. 

 


Morally Flexible. Kinda.

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Posted : 09/30/2026 7:59 am
Bulk VH
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Posted by: @single_king
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In a round about way, yes. 4 yrs ago I had ~18" of my descending colon removed. Like HH said, few days mild recovery. Also 3 weeks ago my 76 yrs old mother had the same procedure and she agreed. Few days mild. 

 

So, now you both have a semicolon.

 

I'm here all week, try the veal.

 

 


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Posted : 09/30/2026 8:23 am
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Posted by: @bulk-vh
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So, now you both have a semicolon

Beats having the doc tell you your period is coming…

 


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Posted : 09/30/2026 10:09 am
CO. Hoosier
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@single_king does that mean you are half-assed?


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Posted : 09/30/2026 10:25 am
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CO. Hoosier
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@zeke4ahszeke4ahs 
 
Good luck.
 
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Posted : 09/30/2026 10:39 am
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You will be fine, especially if they can do it laparoscopically. I had it done laparoscopically and my recovery was easy.  I got 4 small incisions of 2-4 stitches each that healed up fast.  I think one cut for a camera, two for tools, and one for a gas tube, since they put in some nitrogen to inflate the area. 

I felt fine in under 24 hrs. They gave me oxycodone which I only took once.  The nitrogen they used caused some pain from the gas bubbles being slow to dissipate, weirdly, some shoulder pain that I was told to walk off in the first 2 days. I took 2 weeks off work, but that was overkill. I was on a 10 pound "lift restriction" for 4 weeks, but even that was overkill/ precautionary. 

 


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Posted : 09/30/2026 10:51 am
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