Feeding tube and surgery. Need encouragement

Good luck with surgery! For me it was such a relief. When I woke up I remember how calm my body felt with my colon out.

I don't have any experience with NGT, they put me on TPN prior to surgery to boost my nutrition.

I don't want to downplay the seriousness of surgery, but you will do great. I would try not to worry. You're going to get through it and get your life back. Living with UC was so much worse than the surgeries were for me. I have to admit, the first step was tough for me, I didn't know what to expect so far as pain, or healing time, I couldn't take a lot of time off work, and I still got through it OK. I had a pain pump and things were well managed. Getting up is really hard at first, but the nurses will help you, and the sooner you're up and about, the sooner you will heal and get out of there. After that initial few days, things get easier quickly. I never had that feeling of "wow, I feel so much better". It's been a process for me. I felt better simply because I didn't have to rush to the toilet anymore. I didn't feel like an infection was squelched or anything to that extent. I was able to eat normally shortly after the 1st step. That was exciting. I remember digging into take-out before I even left the hospital. It was great!

I never had a feeding tube. Everything was pretty "standard" for me.

A while back I started a list of people I remember who had surgery for UC. There have been SO, so, so many more over the years, but this is some. Almost all have moved on and no longer post.

There are also 1000s of pouchers on j-pouch.org. it's pretty active.

jpouch:
blksteeda - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3614936&p=94838
notsosicklygirl - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=3569886
suebear - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=26631
ByeByeUC - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&p=117517
ks1905 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3614936&p=21550
Albannach - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=33&m=3639123
Bull101 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&p=215151
atwoodt - http://fyouuc.blogspot.com/
Katmom - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3614936&p=61081
CollieCat - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=1675015&p=82278
bootstrap - http://ronnilee-fightingforit.blogspot.com/
You-See - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&p=163141
Wiskers - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3505439&p=228002
kazygirl - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=1512248&p=53476
B'Dereh - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2848993&p=125015
GutsAreUs - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=3628073&p=173363
Bay Area Guy - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=104839
TMC - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3614936&p=104431
Scrap Girl - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1768912
Pluot - http://itslikethisuc.blogspot.com
lookingforward - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=33&m=3618816
SwollenColon - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=3310616
mom2panda - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2707335&p=91216
bostwis1 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=33&m=3342871
Disneynut66 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2047674&p=80518
run4pancakes - http://life-takes-guts.blogspot.com/
nettiemoore - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=3235370
Amythyst - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=33&m=2749632&g=2754638#m2754638
Gentle Now - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=96512
pam222 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=1732147&p=84269
Rabbit81586 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2986908&p=158812
Amanda_Leigh09 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3322028&p=205023
Niks - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3458508&p=224786

Ileo:
Christine1946 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=67830
EvaLou - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=37356
summerstorm - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2110799&p=35292
embersglow - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=3124917&p=185480
Silent Lucidity - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=56634
yellowcolon - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=3650474&p=240248
penny471 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2554668&p=2
GC4249 - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=3624747&p=237755
RobinByrd - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2082564&g=2083446#m2083446
imadcock - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3655939&p=169879
Larasmom - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=131516
Probiotic - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=44856
80sChick - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=1746674&p=90731
Another UC wife - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=932782&p=49849
blueglass - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2110799&p=113282
supernova - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=2110799&p=34935
UCwhat? - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=160300
mackster - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=38&m=1835765&p=48555
SolomonSeal - https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=33&m=3614936

ileorectal anastomosis:
NCOT - https://www.healingwell.com/community/profile.aspx?f=33&m=3298268&p=96130

I'm actually surprised they put a NGT in for the purpose of feeding. TPN makes more sense to me.