hi
i had a colostomy two years back now and have no problem, in fact
my lady uses bag as a headrest so every cloud has a silver lining
>
> > Hello I am waiting to go in for my operation I have rectal
> > cancer and part of my colon and my anal canal will be take
> > away. I have read that because some nerves are cut it is
> > impossible to have an errection. Is this true?
>
> Hi George!
>
> I have an ileostomy - ie. I've had all of my colon, rectum and anus
> removed, and don't have any problems charming the one-eyed trouser
snake
> out of his basket. ;-)
>
> There is some risk during the operation of nerve damage to the areas
> responsible for producing an erection, but it's not typical.
>
> There's some more info which you may find useful here:
> http://www.liversociety.org/html/ostomy_surgery.html
>
> -- Dave
>