Oh and I've spoken with my colo surgeon about crohns. He says I need to have a colonoscopy at some point (when my health insurance kicks in, in August) but other than that, he's seen "up there" with...
Well I am past my wits end with my butt issues over the past 12 months. I am still experiencing recurrent perianal abscesses - going into hospital next week to have another incision and drainage...
Hi all, I posted on here last year sometime around June regarding my perianal abscess drama. I am still dealing with this issue, 7 months on from having my initial operation. Please note - I am not a...
Hi Dinkley, thank you for your advice. I agree the sitz bath is a great idea to keep the abscess from healing too quickly. Problem is, I dont have a bath in my apartment only a shower. I may have to...
Just an update, I've since had my second surgery on the abscess area. I had examination under anesthesia and he cleaned out the abscess cavity again. He couldnt locate a fistula anywhere...I had a...
Thanks Habshockeyfan, it is reassuring to hear that! I work long hours and travel a lot for work too, and I just keep thinking "how am I going to do this?!???" if I keep needing to have an operation...
So I saw my surgeon this afternoon. Am going under on Thursday to find out whats going on....surgeon says there are three possibilities- he cant locate an obvious fistula close to the surface. He...
Thanks for your replies everyone. So there is hope! I'm so happy to hear that. I too know what is it like living with fissures, my surgeon believes the fissures are the root cause of my abscess and...
Hi everyone, I had a perianal abscess come up in June of 2011 and had it drained under GA in June 2011. Gosh it was horrible. So the past few months have been up and down - I thought my abscess was...
Just an update...still havent seen my surgeon yet. It's Wednesday and Im seeing him on Friday morning. However, there has been some changes....that thing that was developing where my first abscess...
I am not sure whether it's a new abscess forming or whether it is just scar tissue. ?!???? I have had hardness down there since I had the abscess drained - i.e. it was still hard around the...
Thanks Aces High for your response. I haven't had continual drainage and nothing is that different to before, well not that im aware of. Im hoping I dont have a fistula, it sounds horrible I really...
Thanks so much everyone for your responses! Have been most helpful! I have been in a state of stress/panic the past 12 hrs but I know there's nothing I can do about it right now as such. I have an...
Hi all, I am new to this forum, have found a lot of the post very helpful! I had a deep 3 inch perianal abscess drained under GA about 4 weeks ago. Gosh it was horrible....anyway, ive been healing up...