My husband had colorectal cancer and had a colon resection 5 weeks ago with a permanent colostomy. His tumor was very low down in his rectum. He did fairly well for a couple of weeks except for the expected pain and soreness. His abdomen has healed nicely. However, he still has some complications. He is still finding it difficult to sit and is still having drainage from his rectum which is a mixture of blood and pus. He has to wear a pad. Within the last week, he has started having a lot of bloating which is very uncomfortable. He has a slight temp elevation at times, not all the time. His stoma seems to be working ok. My question is are these symptoms common or normal after this length of time and if they are, how long can we expect them to last? Is there anything I can do to help any of these symptoms?
Thank you very much.