What am I, a doctor? Apparently the tumor was such that there was juuust enough surface or tissue or whatever to take down my bag after the major work had healed (4-5 mos), and reattach my intestines to what was left of my exit. I had intense radiation and 6 months of chemo to shrink it all for surgery. It all worked and works (mostly) and Im C-Free 2 years later.