“How long is the recovery after colon surgery?”

First, every person heals at a different rate. Depending on the reason for surgery, abdominal surgery takes a good 6-8 weeks to get back to your pre- surgical condition. If there was any exploration done, which involves the stretching of the abdominal muscles a little more than usual, you might see some extra soreness. The key is to follow the surgeon’s instructions and not try to do to much to soon and damage what has been done. When in doubt ask the Dr.