Yes I chose to have rectosigmoid approach surgery with Michael Link, MD and team. I traveled from Michigan. I chose Mayo clinic because I trusted them, their data was very good as far as outcome. I am a medical doctor and pediatrician so i realize that the speed for me to digest the information and make a decision was likely fast compared to someone without medical experience. I hope that this forum will help you as i found it to be a valuable resource. Mayo Clinic in Rochester had what I was looking for: an experienced team, neuro intensive care unit for aftercare during the critical first 24 hours, and always answered my questions honestly, even tough ones.
The surgery was hard on my body and recovery has been slow but steady. I advise a team at your home to include a doctor of osteopathy and physical therapist skilled in craniosacral therapy and brain rehab, an audiologist, and neuro optometrist (glasses with prisms have completely stopped the jiggling when moving my head from side to side and taught my brain a new relationship with gravity). I am now 8 mos. post op. As of this month, a new skill is keeping balance with my eyes closed and stepping backward, so I have returned to dance lessons and joy. Surgery is shocking and painful, recovery is slow and steady, accepting being the BEST in this body is a long path. Contact me if you want to ask questions.
