Inclusion Criteria:  ≥ 18 years of age Undergoing elective abdominal colectomy Eligible for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol currently in place for colectomy patients at UVMMC  Exclusion Criteria:  allergy to any protocol medication emergent or urgent bowel surgery pre-operative plan for a stoma rectal cancer neoadjuvant chemoradiation additional malignant disease outside of the colon narcotic usage within the three months of scheduled operation date chronic pain pain score >2 at the initial evaluation for study inclusion dementia  Note: Eligibility will be determined by the research coordinator and approved by the surgeon