Has anybody ever had an abscess in their pelvic, anal or groin area that has sent a dull pain all the way down your leg?
I just had surgery to repair a rectovaginal fistula with two extending abscesses. Now I think I may have an additional abscess, but I'm not sure. I am not passing gas or stool anymore, so I think that the original fistula tract is closed off from the surgery, but something else is going on, I think. The area between my vag and my butt (sorry, best I can describe it) is killer sore and swollen and hard. I also have a very dull achy pain in my right leg. I still have a lot of drainage (blood, pus and some fecal matter), but it's hard to tell exactly where it's coming from and it may just be from my incision still healing (surgery was 5 weeks ago). My surgeon said it would take 6 to 8 weeks to heal completely and when I saw her at my 3 week follow-up, she said all was well, so I don't want to be an alarmist, but I sort of feel that this is not quite right.
Any insights?
I just had surgery to repair a rectovaginal fistula with two extending abscesses. Now I think I may have an additional abscess, but I'm not sure. I am not passing gas or stool anymore, so I think that the original fistula tract is closed off from the surgery, but something else is going on, I think. The area between my vag and my butt (sorry, best I can describe it) is killer sore and swollen and hard. I also have a very dull achy pain in my right leg. I still have a lot of drainage (blood, pus and some fecal matter), but it's hard to tell exactly where it's coming from and it may just be from my incision still healing (surgery was 5 weeks ago). My surgeon said it would take 6 to 8 weeks to heal completely and when I saw her at my 3 week follow-up, she said all was well, so I don't want to be an alarmist, but I sort of feel that this is not quite right.
Any insights?