Hi,
Posting this question as it seems more subjective than objective.
I had a draining Seton placed last November and switched to Humira from Remicade. Since switching to Humira, I twice experienced an almost full healing of fistula which soon retrogressed to formation of a painful granulated tissue within a matter of 2-3 days (posted a different thread regarding this earlier).
I saw my Doctor yesterday and he felt that it is possible that the seton is irritating the tissue and in turn causing more harm than good at this time and it may be worthwhile to get it removed to see how I respond. His judgement was based on the two cycles of improvement followed by granulation, less or minimal drainage and also increased dosage of 6-MP (50 mg to 100 mg) since 2 months. He however said that he could be wrong and the worse case scenario would be to have to place the Seton again if the condition worsens.
He suggested me to see the surgeon and get his feedback as well who did not seem to be in a rush to remove it the last time I saw him ( a couple of weeks ago).
Any insights will be highly appreciated.
Posting this question as it seems more subjective than objective.
I had a draining Seton placed last November and switched to Humira from Remicade. Since switching to Humira, I twice experienced an almost full healing of fistula which soon retrogressed to formation of a painful granulated tissue within a matter of 2-3 days (posted a different thread regarding this earlier).
I saw my Doctor yesterday and he felt that it is possible that the seton is irritating the tissue and in turn causing more harm than good at this time and it may be worthwhile to get it removed to see how I respond. His judgement was based on the two cycles of improvement followed by granulation, less or minimal drainage and also increased dosage of 6-MP (50 mg to 100 mg) since 2 months. He however said that he could be wrong and the worse case scenario would be to have to place the Seton again if the condition worsens.
He suggested me to see the surgeon and get his feedback as well who did not seem to be in a rush to remove it the last time I saw him ( a couple of weeks ago).
Any insights will be highly appreciated.
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