Coping With Fistulotomy

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Surgery after fistulotomy
by: lc on Mon, Sep 08 2008

This is my 3 rd day after the fistulotomy and I feel so depressed. I feel like my life will be ruined forever. I keep getting uncontrolled gas and sudden urge to go the bathroom everytime after I ear or drink something. I am only a 36 y.o. female and work as a pharmacist. How can I go to work or even go out to eat anymore?

I am so concerned that will be the permanent thing that affects my life. After I run to the bathroom, I will be a lot of pain in my stomach to pass out the stool. Is this normal? Is this transient?

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Fri, Sep 18 2009
At first I had a perianal abcess, had a surgery (drainage), after few months it became fistula and had a surgery again. It seemed like it was healed a...Read
Fri, Jan 09 2009
Get the surgery... The only way a fistula will heal is with surgery. I had to do the surgery twice. It was a " pain in the Butt". I am gl...Read
Sun, Dec 28 2008
I started with an abcess in october, had yellowish drainage then it would turn to very light blood, like maybe a streak of blood and that's it. I've b...Read
Sun, Sep 21 2008
Well I went to see my doctor last week. He saw me and he put me on flagyl and Keflex, two antibiotic meds. He said he wants to try to see if it gets ...Read
Wed, Sep 17 2008
I was in a lot of pain for at least a week. I did my best to stay off my feet. It was about two weeks before I felt like I was getting back to norma...Read

September 2008

Anal Fistulotomy - by DRF - (Tue, Sep 23 2008)
Warning….I felt great for 48 hrs. post op. The pain started then with my first real bowel movement. [more..]
Update - by Kelli - (Tue, Sep 16 2008)
This is an update from July 21st Went to the surgeon for a follow up, great news, no more surgery and am doing great. [more..]
Surgery after fistulotomy - by lc - (Mon, Sep 08 2008)
This is my 3 rd day after the fistulotomy and I feel so depressed. I feel like my life will be ruined forever. I keep getting uncontrolled gas and sudden urge to go the bathroom everytime after I ear or drink something. [more..]

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