by dano » 12 Dec 2007, 21:24
hey VAL..im good,i mean i wouldnt wanna go on a 10 mile bike ride...but im doing ok,no bleeding,and not much pain if any,you can tell when you do something you shouldnt though...i had a fistulectomy,i devoloped a fistula about 2 weeks after my last visit for my fissure in july,i still say the doc created it with his "violent exam".so ive had the fistula for like 6 months,and it just got bigger and longer,just 1 track that ended just a tad inside my butt,the abcess part of it was about 2 inches or so from my butt,on my butt cheek,it tunneled down there i guess.as far as how yours will be i dont know,dont get me wrong,i hear some are bad,painful pooping ..lots of bleeding..and all,mine wasnt like that,but ive also had other injuries to my back and all,smashed hands,concussions,FISSURES and otherthings,so this was like oh well,another injury from something,BUT you gotta do whatcha gotta do,its not gonna heal itself,so i say get it done asap and get it over with,whether it hurts or not,it needs fixed,to bad they cant inject it with something and be done with it! let me know when you get your appt.and if they tell you a fistulotomy or a fistulectomy..