Just an update. My butt is great. Hang in there folks....
I should clarify. Toilet paper irritated me. So instead I washed my butt in the shower after pooping. A wet wad of Tp or wet wipes for babies are better than dry TP....
Brodiesmummy I had to work thru it all. I took 3 baths a day. 1 in the morning before work. One after work. One before sleep. I always washed my bum with a shower. Keep the area clean and it will...
UB tough Hang in there. The Gore plug worked but might have just been dumb luck. I wouldn't push for it if it wasn't covered by insurance. I know how the abscesses feel. :( sorry about that. If the...
I'm happy to report back that the fistula is gone. After 9 surgeries it has been healed. The last surgery was March of 2015. I received a Gore fistula plug, which did the trick in the end. This is...
Wow terribly sad to find this thread that I started a year ago. Since then I've had 4 seton operations for my fistula because the granulation tissue was so bad. The original pain was due to the...
Update, approximately 4 weeks post seton placement. Last Friday and Saturday were painful as I had to do a lot of standing since I was a groomsman in my buddy's wedding. However, Sunday was really...
I'm 3 weeks into this seton placement and every time I have a BM, my left butt cheek towards my tailbone cramps and is extremely painful. I do bathe after every BM, and if I'm at work then I take a...
Can you look for something like this in your area: http://www.communityhealthadvocates.org/ I Googled "Community Hospital Advocate"...
Day 20: Had visit with the colorectal surgeon. Asked her a bunch of questions and got answers. She was very helpful. Looks like I will be going for a plug because my tract is very thin and relatively...
Hey man, check out my thread on my first 3 weeks with a seton. It's definitely NOT FUN!!! Brutal and medieval is more like how I would describe it. We are gonna be OK but it sure is a pain in the...
I am also sure that your hospital has a financial assistance method that you will be able to tap into. Otherwise, there are other ways, such as letting the insurance company try to sue you and...
Also, I think itching after pooing was caused by too much coffee. I smelled my leaking fluid after BM and it had some trace smell of coffee, so I did some research and apparently coffee can cause...
Question: Does anyone find that they experience more leakage after a deep bath? I'm wondering if I am collecting water into my wound and then leaking it afterwards. Very uncomfortable....
Day 17: Had a scare, the seton felt itchy last night and wet so I went to the bathroom to dry off with some toilet paper. Usually when it's itchy I'll lightly press the area and it feels better (no...
I had an abscess in July 2010 drained and it unfortunately came back in Jan 2011 and needed to be lanced again. After drainage, there is always a chance that the fistula that caused the abscess can...
I don't have anything to add other than I hope you feel better soon!...
Does the probiotic yogurt help solidify your stool? I tool a probiotic yogurt yesterday and had runny poo... not sure if that was caused by the yogurt or just something else I ate....
Day 14: Looks like I'm forming granulation tissue around the external opening. I was pretty worried what it was until I figured it out using trusty Google. I've noticed as time goes on that I've been...
Day 13: Not using gauze anymore as it hurts me where the seton has a knot. Switched to panty liners and even trying maxi pads with wings but they make my butt feel so swampy it's so uncomfortable....
Day 10: Much better. Butt cramps controlled by stretching gluteal muscles. Not using sitting donut cushion anymore as I believe it causes too much pressure down there. Got some itching going on, but...
Day 9: Totally uncomfortable!!! Cramps like crazy. Poopin is easier though. GAHHHHHH...
:) Don't laugh too hard, you might blow something out your fistula!!!...
Hello All, I joined recently but have been reading this site for a while. I recently had a seton placed for a perianal fistula (resulting from perianal abscess in 2010): Day 1: Bruising and bleeding...
Hello Hope, you might want to see if the swelling and pain decreases now since the fistula is draining. If it's improving I might take a chance and skip the antibiotics this time. Also, if it's...
Hello Hope, Before I had my seton placed, my fistula would periodically swell to a pimple head and get slightly painful before it would burst and then drain. I'd feel much better after that. It was...