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Hey everyone,
I have been reading some forums on here for quite some time and thought I would say what I've been going through for almost a year now and maybe get some insight from some of you guys.
I'm 23, overall healthy, 5-10, 152lbs, diet is balanced over all(from chicken, steak and pasta, to junk food(I love burgers, what can I say) .
Last year, I noticed a lump near my back region, and wondered what it was. I thought it was nothing at first until it swelled up to the size of a golfball and hurt like crap!!
I ended up going to walk in care to find out, it was a perianal abscess. I was given antibiotics and sent on my way. After that, the abscess eventually started to tear away and open up and leak out all the blood and puss that was inside. I ended up seeing a doctor to then get a colonoscopy. No signs of crohns,cancer, or any fistulas at the time. He thought the abscess was due to an ingrown hair.
The abscess still didn't end up going away so I ended up seeing a colorectal surgeon 2-3 months later(Doctor was booked so I had to wait, he had good reviews and only wanted the best surgeon in this situation). He ended up doing an incision and drainage of the abscess,no antibiotics, no signs of crohns or cancer. It finally ended up scarring up the past couple months or so now(had the surgery about 4-5 months ago or so)
Now I noticed I started getting a pain once again. I had to see a different surgeon in his office since the one I saw originally was once again booked. He said I had a fissure this time. I was given a cream to put inside me every day and see the doc in a month. Now my abscess region that was originally cut open, was once again hurting, and I could tell it was a fistula.
I went to see the doctor a month later, and he said I had a fistula this time(which I think I might've had before) and my abscess region was swelling up a little bit and he ended up cleaning me out again(2 surgeries in the past 5 months). He also did a colonoscopy, x ray, and saw no signs of crohns or cancer(I just had this done about a week and a half ago). This time around, I was in A LOT of pain compared to the first surgery(maybe because he cleaned out the fistula tract more) since both sides of my buttocks have been hurting.
So I had to see him a little bit more than a week later. I noticed I started swelling in the places of the incision and where the abscess/fistula were. Yesterday he now prescribed me flagyl(3 times a day) and cipro(two times a day) to kill the infection and heal up the speeding process for the next ten days and I see him again in two weeks.
I asked him why did I end up getting this? He thought it was because of a sebaceous cyst that caused the abscess probably.
Do you guys think this is possible? My stools always tended to be hard and I had to strain quite a bit. I didn't have the best diet, but also not the worst, and tended to eat a lot of junk food/microwave meals lately. Maybe not enough vegetables and fiber? Even when I was working out constantly and eating a bit better, I almost always go to the bathroom as soon as I'm done eating. I was wondering if maybe it was my diet that caused this? Also my job has been EXTREMELY stressful at times(symptoms and abscess never happened until about 4 months of working there), and I believe I have developed anxiety from it(my mother also has it as well) and I have just been given a prescription for it(haven't started yet), and didn't know if it was the stress that messed up my stomach/bathroom issues.
Could this really have been caused by a sebaceous cyst? Is it possible the doctors are missing crohns possibly? And if anyone has any opinions as far as moving forward after this would be great.
Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this and reply.
I have been reading some forums on here for quite some time and thought I would say what I've been going through for almost a year now and maybe get some insight from some of you guys.
I'm 23, overall healthy, 5-10, 152lbs, diet is balanced over all(from chicken, steak and pasta, to junk food(I love burgers, what can I say) .
Last year, I noticed a lump near my back region, and wondered what it was. I thought it was nothing at first until it swelled up to the size of a golfball and hurt like crap!!
I ended up going to walk in care to find out, it was a perianal abscess. I was given antibiotics and sent on my way. After that, the abscess eventually started to tear away and open up and leak out all the blood and puss that was inside. I ended up seeing a doctor to then get a colonoscopy. No signs of crohns,cancer, or any fistulas at the time. He thought the abscess was due to an ingrown hair.
The abscess still didn't end up going away so I ended up seeing a colorectal surgeon 2-3 months later(Doctor was booked so I had to wait, he had good reviews and only wanted the best surgeon in this situation). He ended up doing an incision and drainage of the abscess,no antibiotics, no signs of crohns or cancer. It finally ended up scarring up the past couple months or so now(had the surgery about 4-5 months ago or so)
Now I noticed I started getting a pain once again. I had to see a different surgeon in his office since the one I saw originally was once again booked. He said I had a fissure this time. I was given a cream to put inside me every day and see the doc in a month. Now my abscess region that was originally cut open, was once again hurting, and I could tell it was a fistula.
I went to see the doctor a month later, and he said I had a fistula this time(which I think I might've had before) and my abscess region was swelling up a little bit and he ended up cleaning me out again(2 surgeries in the past 5 months). He also did a colonoscopy, x ray, and saw no signs of crohns or cancer(I just had this done about a week and a half ago). This time around, I was in A LOT of pain compared to the first surgery(maybe because he cleaned out the fistula tract more) since both sides of my buttocks have been hurting.
So I had to see him a little bit more than a week later. I noticed I started swelling in the places of the incision and where the abscess/fistula were. Yesterday he now prescribed me flagyl(3 times a day) and cipro(two times a day) to kill the infection and heal up the speeding process for the next ten days and I see him again in two weeks.
I asked him why did I end up getting this? He thought it was because of a sebaceous cyst that caused the abscess probably.
Do you guys think this is possible? My stools always tended to be hard and I had to strain quite a bit. I didn't have the best diet, but also not the worst, and tended to eat a lot of junk food/microwave meals lately. Maybe not enough vegetables and fiber? Even when I was working out constantly and eating a bit better, I almost always go to the bathroom as soon as I'm done eating. I was wondering if maybe it was my diet that caused this? Also my job has been EXTREMELY stressful at times(symptoms and abscess never happened until about 4 months of working there), and I believe I have developed anxiety from it(my mother also has it as well) and I have just been given a prescription for it(haven't started yet), and didn't know if it was the stress that messed up my stomach/bathroom issues.
Could this really have been caused by a sebaceous cyst? Is it possible the doctors are missing crohns possibly? And if anyone has any opinions as far as moving forward after this would be great.
Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this and reply.
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