My husband was diagnosed with recurrent rectal cancer to sacrum in Aug. 2016. He was initially diagnosed in 2003 for stage I and had a resection and temporary colostomy, reversed after 6 months. He has received 2 weeks of radiation and 3 cycles of Folfox. He has no control of his bowels or urination but did have excellent pain control. Our question is: should he have a colostomy or is there testing to show if sacral nerves are permanently damaged?