Maybe I'm in denial. I have had 8 years of GI issues likely a result of MS. My lower sigmoid colon is not working properly as seen in tests. I will have days where I am just waiting to have a BM. But then I will have a somewhat normal (incomplete) BM and I will think maybe (by some miracle) all is ok. The issue impacts my daily life in significant ways. My surgeon says I will have a better quality of life with the surgery. It is a big operation and I am scared. Anyone here have MS, atonic colon, slow motility? Scheduling the surgery electively is scary.

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