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It is completely undone this morning so I just have 2 rubber strands hanging. :S

Hi Everyone! I posted a few months ago re: my first fistula. I had my first surgery 2 weeks ago today where they had to insert a rubber seton (the fistula has gone into my muscle). Anyway, the recovery was going well with the pain subsiding after ten days or so. Today I noticed the seton knot...

Yeah it looks like a little dent in my cheek so it must be an external then!

Bit of a grim question, but it is normal for fistulas to drain pus regularly right? There seems to be more of it recently whereas it used to just bleed a lot. And how do I know if it is internal/external? Probably a stupid question but reading through the forum I seem to be seeing new terms and...

I will do. I'm keeping a very close eye on things and luckily I work at a hospital so I'll be in the right place if things suddenly get bad!

Thanks again guys. Kel, I had a particularly sore weekend and have booked in to see my doctor again. I don't have easy access to see the surgeon as I was only referred last month so waiting on an appointment. The NHS waiting game isn't fun. I have been chasing up, making phone calls, bugging...

Thanks again for the replies and words of advice/support! My pain level isn't actually too bad - I have up and down days. I find it more painful when at work as I am on my feet for up to 6 hours a day. When I rest it isn't bad at all. When in pain I get throbbing, aching of my buttock where the...

Hiya, yeah experiencing chills, sweats, aches, huge lack of energy, nausea. Regarding the drainage, if it is puss (as well as blood) is that a sign of infection or not? I thought that would be a sign of infection too but probably wrong as this is all very new.

Thanks for the replies :) Definitely going to start using baby wipes now and the regular baths to help with drainage. My doctor hasn't given me anything for the infection though. When I had my sigmoidoscopy, the consultant said she didn't think the fistula was infected but it clearly is...

Hi there, I don't have crohns (as far as I am aware) but this was the first forum I came across. I had an anal abscess last summer and this has turned into a fistula. I had an MRI scan a few weeks back to see the severity of the fistula (still waiting on results). I have been referred onto a...