does anyone have problems with drainage and bleeding after rectal surgry?

healing is tricky business
Some of these wounds take a while to heal. I was in peak fitness at 34 when I was diagnosed and my first surgery went smooth. I had a hard time when they took down my stoma. It took 3 months to heal. When it was about 75% healed they restarted chemo. When it was 80% healed I restarted avastin. It did take longer for the final healing to occur. I would say it took 4 months for the wound to heal properly.
What I learned when it was healing.
You cannot be gentle with the wound. The first month or so I pampered the wound. I experienced little healing and in fact it was probably worse after the first 45 days or so. I was following everything I was shown it just wasn't healing. I started going to the wound center and still nothing. Then I met an Ethiopian Dr. He was just visiting a friend at the center when we started chatting. I told him what was going on and he asked to see my wound. He asked me if I wanted him o show me how to clean it. I told him I had been coming to the clinic for about two weeks and they cleaned it everyday. He looked at me and said it didn't look as if it had ever been cleaned. So I agreed. I'm glad I did, but I wish I hadn't. There wasn't anything gentle or subtle about the cleaning. In fact, it was one of the worst experiences I've had. He attacked the wound like he was angry at it. He pushed a swab and gauze about 3-4 inches down into the wound, then wiggled around. The nurses had only been cleaning the surface. I seriously had no idea how far down the wound went.
Keep in mind I wasn't given any pain killer. He continued to clean this wound very vigorously for another 20 minutes. When he was done, I was wasted. But, that was the beginning of my healing. The majority of my wound healed quickly. Unfortunately, I had to repeat the process twice daily. I got used to it after a few time and it stop hurting except around the skin. You would be surprised how hard you can scrub that deep tissue. When the wound is a bright pretty pink, it is clean. If there is any red, or worse green, then you need to keep scrubbing. Don't baby that wound. Get down deep. There is probably gonna be a hole at the bottom of the wound that opens into another cavity. The hole will might be real small. Just small enough to squeeze in a swab. Poke down in there. When you do you will be surprised how much stuff comes out and how large the cavity is. Get in there and scrub, rinse it several times with saline. Then scrub some more. Get the wound clean and it will heal quickly.