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abscess question
I have my 5th abscess. The first, third, fourth and fifth(this one) were perianal . The first and third the surgeon numbed and cut open in the office and packed with gauze. Put me on antibiotics and sent me home. The second was inside the colon - taken care of at hospital under anesthesia . For the fourth one he said that he didn't want to cut because the more you cut the more scar tissue and that this would affect the function of the anus. Well last Saturday I had that familiar feeling so I was put on the 2 antibiotics from the last time cipro and flagyl. On Monday I was going to call and see if I could get in but I worked thirteen and a half hours in a town that had no cell service. By the time I was done working I can tell you I was in much pain. I called off work the next day and first thing in the morning called the surgeon that does all my butt work :eek2: but could only leave a message. They called me back the next day at about 11am and the nurse told me the dr was out of the office until next week but that she would talk to him about it on Tuesday after they had seen all their patients and would call me then - a week later! I asked her if she had any recommendations and she said no. So I hung up and called my family doctor and they got me in the next morning. He had a look and said that he wanted me to finish my meds because I wasn't even half way through them yet. He gave me other meds to try to help with the pain and recommended Epsom salt sitz baths twice a day and to keep it clean and dry. He said he could lance it but didn't want to because of the chance of further infection from being in a "dirty area". He gave me his direct phone number and told me to call first thing Tuesday morning and let him know how the antibiotics and other meds were working. He said depending on what was going on he would call the surgeon directly. Well - this was Thursday. On Friday I felt somewhat better - less pain and swelling so I was all hopeful - bah! Saturday it was twice as big and hurt much worse. All day it was just ouch! Then about midnight it just stopped hurting and didn't hurt at all on Sunday - it was great. This morning it was again uncomfortable but not bad - then it just kept getting worse as the day went on. Right now it is again swollen and painful. - yeah that is one long back story for my question but there you have it. For those of you who have had them what did your dr do? I've read things saying they need to be opened up and scraped out then packed daily for a while. All 4 of this type were almost the same spot, this one seems to be in the exact same spot as the one he didn't drain. I'm also curious what questions you would ask when you went in. Thanks for your time.
I have my 5th abscess. The first, third, fourth and fifth(this one) were perianal . The first and third the surgeon numbed and cut open in the office and packed with gauze. Put me on antibiotics and sent me home. The second was inside the colon - taken care of at hospital under anesthesia . For the fourth one he said that he didn't want to cut because the more you cut the more scar tissue and that this would affect the function of the anus. Well last Saturday I had that familiar feeling so I was put on the 2 antibiotics from the last time cipro and flagyl. On Monday I was going to call and see if I could get in but I worked thirteen and a half hours in a town that had no cell service. By the time I was done working I can tell you I was in much pain. I called off work the next day and first thing in the morning called the surgeon that does all my butt work :eek2: but could only leave a message. They called me back the next day at about 11am and the nurse told me the dr was out of the office until next week but that she would talk to him about it on Tuesday after they had seen all their patients and would call me then - a week later! I asked her if she had any recommendations and she said no. So I hung up and called my family doctor and they got me in the next morning. He had a look and said that he wanted me to finish my meds because I wasn't even half way through them yet. He gave me other meds to try to help with the pain and recommended Epsom salt sitz baths twice a day and to keep it clean and dry. He said he could lance it but didn't want to because of the chance of further infection from being in a "dirty area". He gave me his direct phone number and told me to call first thing Tuesday morning and let him know how the antibiotics and other meds were working. He said depending on what was going on he would call the surgeon directly. Well - this was Thursday. On Friday I felt somewhat better - less pain and swelling so I was all hopeful - bah! Saturday it was twice as big and hurt much worse. All day it was just ouch! Then about midnight it just stopped hurting and didn't hurt at all on Sunday - it was great. This morning it was again uncomfortable but not bad - then it just kept getting worse as the day went on. Right now it is again swollen and painful. - yeah that is one long back story for my question but there you have it. For those of you who have had them what did your dr do? I've read things saying they need to be opened up and scraped out then packed daily for a while. All 4 of this type were almost the same spot, this one seems to be in the exact same spot as the one he didn't drain. I'm also curious what questions you would ask when you went in. Thanks for your time.
I am hoping this surgery will give me enough time
