I'm in grad school! I got sick my second year of college while I was at a big university and it was awful. I would recommend individual counseling at your university if you're comfortable with that....
I honestly don't mind the seton at all! It doesn't get in the way of anything. I'm just confused why my body decided to form this fistula....
Maybe that was the wrong term. I don't have an anus. My GI confirmed that last week. He was thinking I might have a little bit left (like sphincters) and that's why the fistula formed, but...
I don't have an anus at all and my GI said there were no signs of IBD around that area (where the fistula is). When I first started having pain from the fistula, my initial thought was that the wound...
I was diagnosed with UC in 2011 and had everything removed in 2012. I've been doing really well since then but now I have a fistula going from where my anus used to be to my vagina. I have a seton...
I don't notice the seton at all! I was really terrified after reading message boards, but I honestly forget it's there. I have a silk thread and it goes from an opening where my anus used to be,...
I have definitely done dead lifts, but I didn't try until I was 3 years post op. I also usually lift about 50 pounds at most, so that might make a difference! I do lots of ab exercises too and never...