Hello everyone.
Just wanted to register into this forum to talk about the most debilitating period of my life.
Last December I went to the dr having a lot of pain in my bottom, and I was diagnosed with anal fissure.
So far so good you'd say.
The dr said, this had to heal before he can check further up my rectum (or do a colonoscopy)so we left it at that.
By the end of the week I had so much pain and swelling I had to drive myself to the ER.
They run all possible tests known to man. They found a fully grown rectal Abscess.
Same day I had a surgery. For some reason the dr decided to be conservative so he just cleaned it and cut a hole for it to drain naturally through the anus.
12 days later, more pain, and now a high fever.
Turned out the abscess stopped draining and we needed to get more drastic about it.
2nd surgery to add a Seton Placement. I had no fistula canal formed from the abscess, so they drilled one for drainage. And of course I got my self a nice butt piercing (that is what I call my Seton placement)
Meanwhile through all the butt prodding the dr also told me that I have an internal and an external thrombosed hemorrhoids!
5 days later on Christmas, I was feeling another hard lump on the side of my buttocks.
Turns out my abscess had "horseshoed" to one side.
Another surgery same day. This was a local cut and anesthesia to temporarily drain the new abscess extension cause it wasn't draining through the Seton placement. I felt every bit of pain of that procedure I was sweating like a pig after he was done, and felt like crying out of frustration.
Last surgery (so far) added a second Seton placement.
I was joking with the drs and nurses, that other people buy a Harley, but butt piercing was my own midlife crisis gift, and my wife better get used to it.
So this is where I stand right now. With an Anal fissure, 2 thrombosed hemorrhoids, 2 abscesses, 2 Seton Placements, 2 fistulas.
I'm wearing oversized pads for a month now. Every BM leaves me with various levels of pain And I don't even know at this point which is the source of it from all the things I got.
I can't enjoy a fart anymore. If I feel sudden pressure down there, I have to stop whatever I'm doing and run like hell to the toilet just in case something else comes out.
Last week especially on top of everything I got a virus that gave me diarrhea 5 times a day for 3 days. Every single one with painful after effects.
But through all the frustration and pain and anger, there are also some good news. I can finally lay on my back which is the only way I can sleep. With the swollen abscess I couldn't. This also allows me to keep working while reclined on my laptop, which is AWESOME cause I can eventually pay for my hospital bills.
Finally I lost 25 pounds within a month. Very happy about that!
As soon as I start feeling like I can walk, I will hit the treadmill like a maniac, and finally get down to the actual weight I'm supposed to have.
This is my story so far. Sorry If I bored you with all the details. I've never been so sick and debilitated in my life. I sure appreciate now how important is to be healthy, to be able to sit, and stand, and have a BM, and spend a day without feeling like my anus will fall off.
Nice to meet you everyone.