Rectal pain

Hi, Robby63 if you had the lower bowel/rectum dissected and an anastomosis, then they insert the staple gun into the anus instead of stitching. Usually for a LAR I believe. My coccyx hurt for quite a while after, as they obviously hit it, but the pain did stop. Maybe it was something like this? You haven't said what your operation was, so I'm guessing! Take care

I was initially booked in for a resection with permanent stoma , I had a tumour on the lower bowel.

But because of scar tissue caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy the couldn’t remove it via the rectum or I would have bled out.

 Therefore the Stoma wasn’t done, they took out a disc shaped piece of the bowel hoping they have all the tumour.

The surgeon said there was something inserted in the Anus that would gradually dissolve. Thanks 
Robby.

Hi Robby63 I’m really sorry that I can’t offer you any advice but you could maybe post this in the Ask the Nurse section?

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