Thank you both for your feedback! I'll contact my doctor to let him know what is going on. I'm grateful I've been feeling good for all this time. I think I should get things checked out. I really...
Hi, This is my first post in almost two years. I had three fistulotomies to repair a perianal fistula, with my last surgery in April 2015. The surgeries were successful and I've been pain and...
Hi, Has anybody suffered from nerve damage as a result of their perianal fistula? After several years of perianal pain, I developed a large abscess & later a transsphincteric horseshoe fistula. I had...
Thank you so much for this information, pb4. My PCP thinks something systemic is going on and advised me to talk with my gastroenterologist to address the inflammation and skin tags. I looked at some...
Thanks so much to all of you for your most helpful advice! What did you do (tests, biopsy) to verify that your skin tags were precursors to CD? Since I developed abscesses and a complex perianal...
Hi, I went to my colorectal surgeon yesterday because of painful nodules which I suspected were reformed abscesses. I've had many perianal abscesses in the past and very familiar with how I feel when...
Thanks so much, scifigal2k! I've never taken Remicade, though my gastroenterologist suggested it even though I haven't been diagnosed with CD and both he & my surgeon didn't think it was a fistula...
Thanks for this information, scifigal2k. I don't take any medications or antibiotics that might account for the rash & itching. Prior to my bout with infectious colitis a year ago, I had a severe...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with a perianal fistula deep transsphincteric horseshoe fistula) with abscess. I've had three surgeries, with the last one five months ago. After being abscess-free during...
Thanks so much for this information! I don't have a vaginal fistula but a transsphincteric horseshoe fistula. Thank again for your help....
I'm sorry for your latest health problems. I think it would be helpful for us to follow up on this symptoms to try to get to the bottom of things. My first gastroenterologist had given me a...
Thanks so much for this information! I understand what you mean. Hope all continues to go well with your pregnancy....
Hi scifigal2k, can scar tissue cause pain? It's just that this soreness feels a lot like the abscesses I used to get pre-surgery. Because the nodule is small, my surgeon advised me to continue site...
Thank you so much for this information, scifigal2k!...
Hi, I had my third fistula surgery five months ago and since then I've felt much better without any abscess formation, drainage or pain. My surgeon said a likelihood of fistula recurrence was 10%....
Thank you so much, JaSanne, gypsyfp, Mouse, & scifigal2k! You have given me a lot to think about and I really appreciate your insights. My very best wishes for your improved health!...
Hi, I recently had my third surgery for a transsphincteric horseshoe perianal fistula. The staged fistulotomies appear to have been successful and I no longer have the severe drainage or pain that I...
I know what you mean. It's really awkward to talk about it. Well, the first time I experienced powdery stool was in March. I hadn't been feeling well for several days. My bowel movements were...
Hi! I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles. I had a sigmoidoscopy done almost a week ago and everything was normal. At the time I was having issues with the abdominal pains & orange powdery...
Hi, I have a deep perianal fistula but I haven't been diagnosed with Crohn's or colitis. I've had gastrointestinal issues for a long time, the last couple of years with daily nausea and now the last...
Thank you so much, scifigal2k for posting all of the options for fistula surgery. I really appreciate it! Thank you so much also, JaSanne for your suggestion. My surgeon and gastroenterologist are at...
Thank you so much for this information! I haven't been diagnosed w Crohn's and I'm hoping it won't be the case. I may have to consider a new doctor as I need some answers to these GI symptoms. I've...
Thank you for this information!...
Hi, I'm having symptoms that have been puzzling me for a while now and I'm hoping to get your feedback. I have a complex and large perianal fistula (transsphincteric horseshoe) for which I was...
Thank you all for your helpful information! Wishing you strength and healing on your journey to better health!...
Hi, I've had a perianal fistula on my left buttock for two years. Recently, I noticed pain, bleeding and itching on the right buttock area. I think I can feel a slight nodule toward the edge. Could...
Thank you, scifigal2k and NY-Sooner for your helpful advice. I appreciate it so much!...
Hi, I'm wondering how people have approached treatment of their fistula. Would you be able to share your treatment options for your fistula? I have a deep transsphincteric horseshoe perianal fistula...
I have to agree, kazbern. I need to follow-up with my gastroenterologist. Thanks again for your help!...
Thanks for your reply, pb4. I had a small bowel test just over a year ago which was normal. I remember the colonoscopy report indicating patchy inflammation from the colitis and some crypt changes,...
Thanks, kazbern. I appreciate your feedback. I've had soft stool for a while, however, the orange color has persisted since October when I had the inflammatory colitis. The strong smell, mucus and...
Hi, I was diagnosed almost two years ago with a perianal transsphincteric horseshoe fistula with abscesses. I haven't been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The only indication was a Prometheus blood...
Thank you both for your advice!...
Hi, I was diagnosed a year and 1/2 ago with a left posterior transsphincteric fistula with abscesses. My gastroenterologist has been trying to figure out if this is perianal Crohn's disease or not. I...
Hi, Are there particular fistulas that are associated with perianal Crohn's disease? I was diagnosed over a year ago with a perianal abscess that developed into a perianal fistula. Ten months ago I...
Hi, I am wondering if anybody has had experience with a perianal fistula that has migrated to the external genital area? I've had a complex perianal fistula with abscesses for over a year and had...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and the information about Humira. I'm happy to hear you did well with it, too. I appreciate your feedback and support!...
Thank you both very much for your feedback. I will talk to my doctor about getting the testing and biopsies you mentioned. One of the doctors who's treating me advised me to just start medication...
My first gastroenterologist thought my symptoms (before I began having complications) were consistent with perianal Crohn's disease. She had me do a colonoscopy which was normal. I took additional...
Hi, I was diagnosed about a year and a half ago with a perianal abscess and subsequently a complex perianal fistula. Before the abscess developed, I had been experiencing constant pain in my left...