O.k. I suppose that I may have sugar coated by question about pouch excision. I've read Liz11 and a couple of others who have opted for a perm ileo. Some said is was horrible, but there was one in particular that said he bounced back in two week.s I know that everyone is different, but What I just don't understand is how BIG this surgery would be and some believe it is worse that than the initial colectomy. I can't imagine anything as difficult as that was 17 years ago. Have there been NO improvements in how this is done? They do it in one step now.How can this be? I recall being told that that the colectomy was one of the most agressive and difficult surgeries there are. Perhaps I'm looking for an answer that doesn't exist, but i just can't wrap by head around the fact that this would be worse than the intial surgery.

Thanks

Lisa