I didn't have a drain in after my LIFT surgery so can't help you there sorry. Hope you get it sorted....
Great to hear Shellie! I am so pleased for you :-)...
Hi freindlyfeline, Sorry you are having such a rough time! I know well what it is like to have bad bruising down there. Before I was diagnosed with a fistula my gynecologist used to drain my...
Just came along to see if I could find how you are going after your op. Glad the pain was less than you expected and hope things are still going well. Fingers crossed for you that it all heals nicely!...
Thanks for your replies. I am going to my GP this morning so will add it to the list of things I need to talk to him about. Nice to find someone who understands what I mean when I talk about stabbing...
Has anyone experienced a stabbing pain from their back through to the center of their chest? I explain it like someone sticking a knife in and just slowly twisting it back and forward. I have tried...
I am in the same situation now of considering whether to have further surgery or not. I'm not conscious of the seton most of the time but I am only 23 and don't really want it for the rest of my life...
Hi Shellie, My recovery from the LIFT procedure had its up and downs! There was quite a cavity formed during the operation and I had problems with gas and fluid collecting in pockets around it. The...
Hi I too was originally diagnosed with a Batholin's cyst by gyno who laid it open but it never healed and now there is a fistula there that I have so far had 2 attempts to fix involving 4 surgeries...
Hi brinycbri Your case sounds very similar to mine but I don't have Crohn's. I had a perianal abscess form in 2006. In 2007 I had it laid open by a gynaecologist and the same thing happened to...
Hi Nanners, Thanks for your thoughts. I haven't had any tests for Crohns but also don't have any other symptoms and no family history of problems....
That's the same as what I have just had. LIFT = Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Track. Panadol/Paracetemol 500mg is a low level painkiller here in NZ, I don't know what else it is known as. I...
Hi YJane I also have a perianal fistula resulting from an abscess back in 2006. I've had 4 surgeries under GA in the last year: 2 setons, fistula plug (failed) and most recently the LIFT...