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Posted 9/26/2013 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
Greetings all!

I'm back with more post-op issues. It appears its the leftover operational fluid causing me all these issues. I 've been sitting at work more than usual as I'm busy now and my rt butt cheek starting hurting. I thoguht I may have pulled something at the gym. Well I had a CT scan last Friday and it shows a new fistula coming from my anal-rectum area into the fatty tissue of my rt butt cheek!  OUCH!

This fluid just keeps wanting to find it's way out!  Anyway I was in alot of pain last Friday to the point I was sick to my tummy. My GI told me there's nothing medically he can do for this and I do have a surgery consultation on Oct 2.

In the meantime I started applying home remedies for the imflamation and pain. I started taking oil of oregano 5 dropps 3x day and sitting on an ice pack!  By Sunday I was feeling much better. Now I'm feeling back to normal down there.

I find this interesting as my GI said it couldn't be treated medically so how did these home remedies work?  Do fistula sometimes heal on their own?

Posted 9/26/2013 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
my surgeon once told me that sometimes little fistulas can heal on their own. but idk. hope it's resolved soon!!
Posted 9/26/2013 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
Treating something medically = "fixing it with medicine". Oil of oregano (never heard of using that before, I admit) and ice packs treat the indicators of a problem...the swelling/inflammation causing you pain. However, unless the fistula is small and it's healing on it's own, then you aren't getting rid of the problem, only treating the symptoms causing you discomfort.
Posted 9/27/2013 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Can't see how this would be masking the problem as I'm not taking any pain meds.

Oil of Oregano has anti-inflammatory properties as well as anti-bateria. I used it scucessfully alone for sinus infections. I could never get by a sinus infection without prescription anti-baterial meds but with UC I tried alternative ways.

I'm just trying to stay comfortable until my surgery consultation on Oct 2nd. I'm sure the surgeon will have insights to this type of fistula. Maybe it is healing on its own but I doubt it as there was 1cm operational fluid in it and it measured 7cm long.

 

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