Colon Resection

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Greetings, I am a 40 year old male and had to have part of my colon removed due to a burst appendix. After the surgery, I was stiff and sore for weeks. The incision got infected and needed drained. I had drainage for 5 weeks. Later there was problems with stool coming out of my incision. A fistula formed between my large intestine and my skin near the incision. ( possibly from the infection, causing the colon to stick to my skin and heal to the skin.) This was a concern for me and my doctor. A ...Read the full article