by Brians » 26 Jun 2015, 09:21
Hi all ,
.since my adventure started in january 2014 one week after new years day I ended up reading this and other sites for information so time to give back .
I know everyone's different but here's my experience from first symptoms .
Swelling and thickening on area size of Orange segment beside anus
Which i blamed on cycling (i cycle ) this was in Nov Last year ,
Did Not go away but caught up in season of goodwill and regular stuff it warnt High on Priorität
January this year ,Week one .
Emergency doctors appointment (im in UK )
Abscess burst ,
Pea sized head , orange segment sized swelling , 8/10 on pain scale fever sick .
Flucoxcililin ? Weeks doze and diclofenac painkillers prescribed .
No digital exam just external visual .
week two ,
Different doctor ea ,
Same symptoms antibiotics worked for couple days pin constant 6/10 now
Can't sit bm pain level 6/10 .
More flucoxcilin no pain meds had some left .
Week three ,
Different doctor same routine .
Week four different doctor different antibiotics autoclav ?
Two week course .
Week 5 , hospital referal given back to flucoxcillin (pardon spelling on these drugs btw )
Week 6 ,practitioner nurse emergency appointment ,
More flucoxcilin .
Gave up on docs now treating pain with ibuprofen and paracetamol fevers pass when abscess drains
A 3/4 day cycle ,
I have tangerine segment sized swelling and small hole that doesn't close just releases fluids of various colour .
This entire time I can't sit, uncomfortable sometimes painful at worst 8/10 on scale of one to ten avg around 5 .
Hospital referal arrives it's in 3mts time .
hospital clinic 9am june this year .
Colorectal surgeon .
Twenty min chat about symptoms ,digital exam first digital exam .
Ok let's talk she says .
Can we admit you today for surgery an examination under anesthesia possible fix this ?
Was how conversation ended .
Yes I was ok I hadn't eaten since night before so that was ok .
9.30 , taken to ward admitted to hospital 30 mins after arriving .
10am bloods taken cannula fitted for meds
Minutes later secound surgeon visits does digital exam .
Mentions possible outcomes hands nurse hands me consent form form which I sign .
10. 30 ish given a gown to wear , actually two I am able to walk to theatre so decide to , I don't like idea of wheeled there in bed if I can help it , personal choice .
11 am op started general anaesthesia I 're clock on theatre wall .
2pm woke up post op oxygen mask felt ok and alert had slept for an hour after 2hour op .
Taken back to ward ,
Foggy memory here but must've been around 3pm need a pee had to go so got up and went took drip with me boy was I dizzy but felt great no pain just a tight sensation .
4pm crs visited and I was told what they found and did .
Fistula x2 tracts ,
Abscess cavity debrided and packed ; one fistula track laid open one fitted with seton .
May require up two more surgeries to fix this .
Released from hospital at 8 that evening ,
Oramorph paracetamol and metronidazole .
That was this Monday .
Nurse visits daily to clean and pack wounds
Pain meds are good pain is minimal abt 3 out of ten while on meds .
Went for walk day after surgery around two miles ,and go for walks still .
Lost my appetite and had no bm for 3days .
Difficult to walk and bend bm better than pre op pain 3/10 .
Got bags of gear from nurse who is an angel btw ,
Packing is not good pain even on meds but bearable less than toothache abt 4/10
Barrier creams and wound gels used I've to play with seton but Tbh can't bear thought of it right now .
any questions ask away it's day five I'm on pain meds now so I had to write this twice as I deleted first one doh !
I've another crs appointment in 3mts and will require packing and wound care for 3to six wks .