Hi ZoeUk1989. I am happy to report that I have fully recovered. I must apologize for not posting earlier. When I was going through all my issues, all I did was search the internet for answers to find...
Thank you for your post. I just think I had so much hope riding on this repair. I mean I was warned that there is a chance that it would fail but didn't expect for it to happen in 6days!!!!! Like...
I must also note that I have two wounds now from my previous two setons which require daily packing dressing changes. I have a significant amount of drainge and am in quite a bit of pain. I really...
Hi everyone. I haven't posted on here in a very long time. Having to take care of my almost one year old boy and dealing with my fistula issue has been a true challenge. After waiting for a year an a...
I just hope that in March my CRS will agree to do the surgery. Do you know by any chance if the LIFT procedure can be done on a fistula with a seton that's still draining? My email add is...
ahh!! Thats a whole other level of intimacy!!lol Well after my first surgery I had two surgical sites that required daily packing. Good thing is that I'm in Canada and healthcare is free. So I had a...
Scifigal2k, I wanted to cry reading your story. I'm so sorry you went through all that. It really does put things into perspective and that my condition is not as bad at all. As for my faith, I'm not...
Hi Scifigal2k, The only time I was given antibiotics was during pregnancy and it was Keeflex. Couldn't take anything stronger because I was pregnant. I wasn't allowed to finish the course either...
Hi Myrne, Thank you for your post. My CR cannot pinpoint what caused my abscess and Ive asked her numerous times. She says the source is an infected anal glad. I think what happened was that during...
Hi everyone, I've posted here a few times before. Long story short, while I was pregnant this past year, I had a rectal abscess. Had surgery twice and then finally had a seton placed last April. I...
I'm so sorry for this delayed reply. I haven't been on here and never received emails indicating that others have replied to my original post. I have been healthy my entire life, I have no been...
Hi everyone. I had a ishiorectal abscess back in February while I was pregnant. Had it drained, then it came back and had a seton placed in April. I gave birth in June and had my first follow up apt...
scifigal2k- ahaha I understand what you mean. There are other ways of being intimate without penetration. My mind has been so cloudy with everything that is going on that his needs have been on the...
Gypsyfp- I give you huge credit for dealing with so much for so long. I’ve only had this issue since Feb 2015 and cannot wrap my head around it. Maybe because so much of my issue is still unknown as...
Kazbern- yes! I can understand the pressure and it really is not fair to women. Luckily, I have an amazing husband and family who support me. Although, they do not fully understand whats going on,...
Kazbern- you're corrrect. My bowel issues have never been significant enough to seek medical attention. But I have always been fixated on having daily bms. I would never force myself but my body...
Hello, I'm new here. I've read many posts but never found anything that comforted me, only posts that made me question my issues more. So I'm hoping someone will take the time to read my post and...