Hi Pollo
I had an operative lap by my gynae about 12wks ago where he removed all endometriosis but found the bowel endometriosis to extensive for him to attempt, so referred me onto bowel specialist.
I had a bowel resection approx 5 wks. It was done laparoscopy, I had 3 lap holes and one larger hole approx 7cm. I had to have a colonoscopy the day prior to see if endometriosis had invaded bowel wall. It hadn't.
I ended up have approx 15cms of bowel removed, OT took about 3 hours, had a lot of morphine post op to dull pain and the IDC is a god send first couple of days, since you are so sore. The day after resection I had PR bleeding, likely ooze from resection site, which required blood transfusion as I was symptomatic. After transfusion I felt a lot better, didn't need to go back to theatre. Physio visits you everyday to get you up in walking, feels a bit weird to begin with dragging the IV pole + Catherter with you, but so much better for recovery.
Speaking of which, my dr said to take 4 weeks off work, I've taken another week, as I was still getting tired through day. Expect to feel so damn tired and lethargic the week after you are discharged, it gets better. I haven't had any problems with my bowel since, they are regular. Stick to low fibre diet until bowels get back to normal otherwise you'll spend a lot of time on toilet!
Hope this all helps, any other questions let me know, I'll be happy to answer
Good luck
Ally