Snekii, i'm 52, a dairy farmer from michigan (usa). My mother had the same surgery in november, 2002, except hers was on the left side at the bend, so hers involved cutting the transverse colon and the descending colon, then joining it back together. She has had problems with polyps for over 40 years, so had a colonoscopy every 2 or 3 years. The doctor missed a polyp (he said he thought he saw two, but could only find one to remove) then on her next test, it was too large to remove the whole polyp during colonoscopy, so she had to have surgery. I had a colonoscopy just to get checked, since cancer was on both sides of the family, and that's how we found the polyps. I had no symptoms, so was surprised when we found it. I realize now how fortunate I was that we found it early. When I read the obits and see someone in their 50's, I think, "that could have been me." I don't need chemo or anything, but am advised to have annual colonoscopies for 5 years, since cancer cells were found. I'm still recovering good after 3 1/2 weeks, although get tired easily. I see on my blood tests, my rbc and hemoglobin were a little low following the surgery, but the doctor never said anything about it, so it must not be low enough for treatment. I also get light-headed when I stand up after sitting for a while, but figure that will improve with time.