no, no drainage. just a dull ache reminiscent of the good ol abscess. but it never becomes anything. as long as i'm going forward i can deal with it. for a while things weren't looking good, but...
Dimitri, congrats on your situation. sounds like you are doing well. as you might remember, I had a fistulotomy in January and have not recovered as I had hoped. Went through several major ups and...
I also had a dental abscess/fistula prior to getting the rectal abscess. i'm starting to wonder if these are related somehow... In any case, the dentist thought it was a faulty root canal and re-did...
I understand your pain dimitri. i've been going through this for a little over two years now and sometimes i feel like i'm going backwards. at this point i guess you have to wait a little before...
good luck lamb.you're doing the right thing. you should try and exhaust your options and seek second opinions if possible....
sorry to hear that. i remember many years ago i had some serious digestive issues and at the time I had HMO so my doctor would not refer me to a GI specialist until after several useless visits....
yeah, i think it's a good plan. you can always go to the new CRS if the second Filac fails. Plus you don't lose anything attempting it again. you should consider yourself lucky that you have access...
i was in a similar situation as you. my last appt, my surgeon told me that the fistula had migrated lower so i was a candidate for a possible fistulotomy. she wouldn't know until she got in there for...
Dimitri, so I guess your choice is to either stay with your original CRS and go FiLac again or to go to your new CRS and possible fistulotomy or FLAP? Potentially,the Filac can fail again - although...
doing ok. saw the doc last week and have another follow up in Jan. from there if all looks good, we will probably go for LIFT #2. we'll see what happens. if this fails again, I will be switching...
That's good news. glad you got a second opinion. Let us know what the final decision is....
The draining seton is there to help and keeps pus from building up and causing even more pain. additionally it also settles down the abscess to ready it for the next step. give it some time. I agree...
you should have enough slack in your seton to rotate the knot away from your skin. i've done this a million times myself. however, the only thing is, for me, it tends to migrate back to its original...
i've heard the same thing regarding the flap. which is why it seems a lot of surgeons move on to another type of surgery after a failed flap. i would go for LIFT next. i had one which failed. but one...
i can pretty much guarantee that if you are going to do a LIFT, you will see the seton again. If not, you should switch surgeons immediately. I don't know that you have a permanent infection. you are...
My most recent surgery was a failed LIFT. Disappointing for sure, but the good thing is you can repeat a failed LIFT. As I understand, you can only do a flap procedure once. Generally you will need...
what is your drainage like? sometimes you can get an idea of whether its drainage caused by stool or drainage just from the tract based on color, thickness, smell, etc. I think the MRI is one of the...
Thanks for the update. crossing my fingers for you. on the one hand i'm curious as to what is causing all the drainage if it's not stool. but on the other, it's good that the fistula has a path to...
yes dimitri, there's very little info on actual Filac patients - at least I couldn't find much. So your experiences will definitely help. i'm considering it myself so i'm very curious as to yours and...
not sure what type of contrast is used on CT scans. but for me the bigger concern with CT scans would be the radiation....
could be an abscess. doctor will probably do a rectal exam. as far as pain, you could take some ibuprofen, but really, if it is an abscess, the only relief from pain will be drainage....
i think when it comes to fistulas, everyone is different and location along with frequency of bowel movements plays a role as well. I also had my seton in for well over a year and the drainage had no...
hmm. interesting. that's good information thanks. I've had more surgeries in the last two years than I can count and I've never been given antibiotics afterwards so I can't speak to its effect on...
yes, this doesn't sound right. maybe it's a sigmoidoscopy - which would sounds like what you might be having. I've had more than several colonoscopies. I'm either fully under or partially under where...
I agree. I've been dealing with this for almost two years and only have had one MRI. Tried to get another, but the surgeon was reluctant. In terms of cost, an MRI is more expensive both in terms of...
Zoe, I have experienced a similar type pain myself - usually this is right before I have to go in for an incision and drainage surgery. Not sure if this is the same as yours, but for me sitting down...
a little late to this thread so I assume you've already had your appt. i only have experience with the LIFT procedure (failed the first try), haven't tried flap - yet, and hopefully won't have to. As...
Hello all, new to the board - just discovered it actually. Scoured the internet for everything fistula related for the last two years and for some reason never really ran across this site. In any...
oh man sorry to hear that. that sucks. i was thinking about filac myself and was curious about the healing time. i understand that drainage is normal - but i guess the question is how much and type...