Thanks so much, that is a great idea. I really don't make it a habit to lie, because 1. that just isn't the kind of person I am and 2. I would never keep the lies straight. It had really upset the...
In two months I'm about to have another flap procedure done by a different doctor, this will be my 3rd procedure. The people I work with are a very tight knit group and they want to know stuff about...
Thanks so much for posting this. I think the more people relay what they experience from fistula surgeries of all kinds, helps educate and make others aware of what is going to happen when they go...
I'm mortified just reading this. I can not believe he did that. I have a fistula and have had a couple of exams under anethesia and nothing major was like that done, just a seton. There is a...
Hrsalle, This is a direct qoute from a site I found explaining what flap surgery is, I'm not sure if we are allowed to put links in the forum. If we can't, I'll figured out how to do a private...
I hate to butt in here. But I live in Baton Rouge and I'm trying to find a Colo/rectal surgeon in New Orleans. Have either of you had to use one and if so could you give me a name or recomendation....
I had this surgery 2 weeks ago. I think if you have a good surgeon it is a good option. I was very hopefull this surgery would be a sucess. My flap tore last thursday, due to constipation. i kept...
Well I went to the emergency room and saw the partner of my CRS and he wasn't able to verify if I tore anything because of so much swelling and he was scared he would cause more damage. I had a fever...
Thank you Ivy, I am going to call my husband is pretty much making me. I really was trying to be positive and hope this surgery was going to be my last....
I had fistula flap advancement surgery 10 days ago and I’m starting to worry a lot. Each day the draining of blood has been tapering off. But, yesterday I had was very constipated for some reason...
I take Celexa for depression and anxiety. I tried zoloft and for awhile it was ok but I needed something stronger so my doctor gave me lexapro which worked great but was expensive. So, he told me...
I’m scheduled to have an advancement flap surgery for my high fistula. I have had two draining setons placed and the fistula lift surgery that seemed to be fine until exactly a year and a day later...
I was never given an option of antibiotics, I was told it wasn’t an infection. Whenever the surgeon put in the seton this last time, she told my husband there was no sign of infection. I figured out...
The oddest thing is I keep getting this fistula, it refuses to heal. This last time around it went a year and I thought it was healed and TMI I know but I started having horrible constipation and...
I had a silk Seton placed on Wednesday. I had to beg for the silk seton, because I had a regular rubber one before about a year ago and that hurt really bad. She told me she didn’t understand why it...
I'm almost 6ft tall and truely have a large frame, so I don't appear to be as overweight as I really am, I know its so much harder for people who aren't as tall as me, so i'm lucky in that aspect....
Tired, You have me a little worried. I have had problems with a fistula and have gone through a couple of surgeries. However I'm having a flap done and maybe its not the same as yours. However I'm...
Thank you guys so much for all the feedback, I'm glad i'm not the only one who had this side effect. I think my doctor may have thought that I was drug seeking, I'm not sure we have always had a very...
Thanks so much Phoebe, I have to say I have had great support from a friend who I confided in about this whole "situation" lol. I went to my primary doctor and he gave me a very small dose of valium...
I just started taking a 0.25 dose twice a day of xanax for panic attacks and severe anxiety about a month ago. I started taking the medication a couple days before I went back to work after an...
Thanks Phoebe for the support and the advice, I'm going to mention to the surgeon about have a bad experience so she can understand more. I brought my husband with me when I went to a General surgeon...
I haven't posted anything on this topic, because I have been very depressed. I waited the 3 weeks that my doctor recomended. I started draining more and it was tinted pink. I called the Doctor's...
I feel so bad whinning Phoebe, you had a lot more serious surgery than I did. When the first surgery did the I&D on the abccess, He apparently chose a really bad place to do the incision. I know...
Phoebe, thanks for the reply, I'm trying to be positive, its hard not to get depressed. I think I'm just scared it won't heal because the last option would be the surgery that lays the fistlula open...
Thanks for all the advice. I am going to keep doing the sitz baths, its hard with work, so I can really only do two a day which I figure is better than nothing. I told myself last night not to get...
It has been 3 weeks since I had my fistula repair. The surgereon shortened the track, I'm not completely sure how, all I know is I had sutures and she wanted to try this option instead of the major...
I have to agree a lap band might be an easier route. Have you had your Thyroid checked, not just the basic test there is a more in depth test. I found out that I have hashimoto's diseases and once i...
gym, I had in a rubber band seton for a couple months and I understand about the embarassing discharge, I never had a problem with smell it did seem odorless. What about a smaller adhesive square...
Hi, I have been having problems with Hives for almost 3 years. I had them about 10 years ago but they mysteriously went away. I thought that this would happen now, but there has been no relief. I did...
lol Randy! I wish I could make money with the picture but something tells me not to many people would want to see that :)...
The doctor told me she had to put stiches, I'm not sure where I know they shortened the track or something, she explained to my husband because i was struggling coming to from the anesthesia. I know...
Thanks for all the well wishes! I did have a problem with the anesthesia, apparently I’m very resistant to the medicine they give you to sedate you and I woke up when they were putting the tube down...
I’m having my fistula surgery tomorrow. I’m pretty much just waiting for the Magnesium citrate to kick in : ( But I wanted to thank everyone who has been sending me great advice, helpful tips and...
patsy, I have a rubberband seton and it took me nearly a week to recover, but I think its because the knots pushed out of the incision site. which it had been doing fine but i forgot to keep moving...
Yea I have been kinda researching about foods and from the list they gave me it seems she wants me to do a low residue diet. I'm just going to eat light because when I don't feel well I don't want to...
Pasty, I have to agree with nanners, go to a specialist if you aren't already doing so. I initially went to a General surger for a perirectal abccess and he made the incision really high and I kept...
I thought I might update this. I just went to the doctor and she decided that we are going to go ahead with the fistula surgery in 3 weeks. I'm not getting the plug or the flap type whatever that is....
Thanks so much for the reply! My Surgeon's nurse called me late this afternoon and told me it doesn't matter where the knot is at as long as I'm comfortable. I find having the knot right inside where...
I don’t have Crohn’s Diease but I stumbled upon this forum and I was hoping that I could get some advice and experiences of other members. In October of 2009 I was diagnosed with a perirectal...