Posted 7/9/2015 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone. I am a new member (although I have been reading posts for the past few weeks).
about 2 months ago I developed an anal fissure. I had a few before but they always seemed to heal without any treatment. This last one was a different story. I was in excruciating pain & couldn't do anything other than lay in bed for 8-10 hours waiting for the spasms to subside after a BM. I saw a CRS & we decided that surgery was my best option. He cauterized my fissure, did a LIS, & did a hemorrhoidectomy (I carried twins to term & was left with lots of hemorrhoids).
Two weeks later my fissure & hemorrhoids are healed. Unfortunately I developed an infection from the LIS. Then came the anal abscess. OUCH! That put me in the hospital for 4 days. Dr wanted to try conservative measures before we went back to surgery. So I was on IV drip of Levaquin & Flagyl. Abscess got smaller but didn't go away. Last week it was getting worse so CRS said he needed to drain it. Back to surgery.
He drained my abscess & created a fistula with 1 seton.
So now I am 8 days post op & still pretty uncomfortable. When I have a BM (once or twice first thing in the morning) it kind of feels like it pulls on the seton. Normal feeling?
I guess I came here for 1)support & 2) to see if anyone on here has had similar experiences.
Thank you for reading my post.
BTW, I do not have Chron's or IBS. I couldn't find a section for fistulas & this seemed to be my only choice. I am a 43 year old female & have 3 year old twins. I drink lots of water, vegan, & try to adhere to the SCDIET as much as possible.