Reading about peoples recovery after LIS on this forum, it seems like most of the time people with prior conditions such as Crohns or IBS are usually the ones whose post surgery recovery is like a roller coaster ride.

From your experience do you think this is true or merely a chance event?

I am lucky enough to have both...my surgeon said that people with these will recover slower as there is often much more trauma to the area sometimes on a daily basis. I still decided to have the LIS as I thought it was worth a try