same situation here ,because the tail end was troublesome and only going to be worse, no chance of a re connection, but i will say and its just my opinion, if the tail end doesnt give you any trouble, problems, id think twice about a proctectomy, if i knew back then what i do now, i still sometimes think id be better off running back and fore to the toilet getting rid of mucus as it wasnt painfull, just bothersome, im 2 plus years on from a proctectomy and still have an open painfull wound, its a common thing to be a slow healer considering the wound site