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Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Surgery For Colon or Rectal Surgery
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- What kind of operation do you recommend for me?
- Am I a candidate for minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery?
- Do you perform this type of surgery?
- What percentage of the surgeries you perform are laparoscopic?
- If you do not perform minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery, can you recommend someone who does?
- If I am not a candidate for minimally invasive surgery, how big will the scar be? Where will it be?
- What do I need to have removed. For example:
- How many lymph nodes?
- Will other tissues be removed?
- How much of the colon? Why?
- What are the risks of surgery?
- Will I have any lasting side effects?
- Will I need a colostomy? If so, will it be permanent or will it be reversed?
- How will I feel after the operation?
- How long will I be in pain? How will it be controlled?
- How long will I be in the hospital?
- When can I get back to work? To my normal activities?
- What will the long term effects be?
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