HEy Valli- I've had a great experience since my surgery about 15 years ago. It was all done in one surgery and was in and out of the hospital in 1 week. The doctor I ended up using told me he's done the most j-pouch surgeries than any other doctor and would recommend having it done (those were the 2 questions I asked all the surgeons I met with before making my decision). You'd be surprised some of the answers I got. Anyhow, good luck, and if you want any other info or names or the doctors I used you can email me at jcascio@rtiresearch.com and put something in the subject line so I don't delete it. John