This is my first post here. I've been reading alot but lack the balls to go for a fistula surgery. I was reading alot of horror stories on the net but this forum gave me the balls to go for the surgery.
This is my story. I had an anal abscess 2 years ago back in Jun 2011. I've believed that there are some pus inside but GP doc gave me antibiotics without drainage. Abscess subsized but did not really went again. Just a hard lump there doing virtually nothing. It does expand abit after every BM but reduced in size shortly.
Fast forward to Apr 2012. I decided that I must do something to it so I started applying nixoderm ointment on the abscess attempting to get it burst. It finally burst in Jun 2012 but the abscess filled up the very next 2 days. On a non ending cycle.
Until Dec 2012 I started researching on Homeopathy Medicine. Took it for 6 months and there seems to have improvements. Couple with sitz bath plus bactroban, fucidin and neosporin inside the butt after every BM. The fistula strinked into a very small tunnel but after I stopped using sitz bath. It came back again. Meaning I need to take sitz bath after every BM to maintain it infection free.
So I was in this mess for the past 2 years. Until today, I took half day off from work today. Went to get my dental fillings done. Came back and had a haircut. Went to a GP doctor and took a referral letter to a colorectal surgeon just on the 2nd floor of the GP doctor. The appointment was scheduled at 6.15 pm just now. Went to the colorectal surgeon office to fill up the surgery forms. Nurse asked me whether I would like to perform the surgery today? I replied if possible why not? In case my balls strinked again.
Was talking to a few uncles and aunties who are waiting to get their colonoscopy done. They advised me to get it done once and for all. It was my turn to see the colorectal surgeon. He asked me about my medical history etc. Did a check by looking at the bump and confirmed that I have a tiny fistula not involving any muscles. This doctor is fantastic, one of the few famous surgeons in Singapore specialized in the colorectal field. I asked about seton and he told me no need to, just a lay open and it will be sorted out easily. Doctor assured me no issues, believe me and I will settle this for you in 20 mins.
I went into the operating room feeling relaxed. The nurse started injecting anesthetic and I was talking and joking to the nurses. I just remember talking and talking non stop and doctor told me that it is done. Doctor told me I was speaking like some politicians in some election rallies.
I seriously dun recall that I went on sleeping, I just remember I kept on looking at the lights about and continue talking like some election champaign. 
So I think I had a normal anesthetic. 
After resting for 20 mins. I went to consult the doctor again. He told me that he had done a fistulectomy and showed me a container with a black tract inside with hairy surface just like a ginseng. I asked him whether can I take back the fistula, make soup and drink it down since it causes me so much trouble for the past 2 years. So I got alot things done with a 1/2 day off.
