Anal Fissure Support Forum

... part of the recovery. I found out that this should have been healed/closed by now. He suspects that the pain/pressure and bleeding is from a new fistula. He thinks it has formed a new track. He wants to exam me and then possibly discuss going back into surgery and put a plug or a seton in. I ...

Can a fissure lead to an abcess or fistula? That is my new biggest fear.

hello guyz i had surgry last monday for fistula..doctor had inserted somthing like thread inside.. yesterday it ws removed.. i hadbeen constantly doing dressingzz by d doctor....no much pain,,the wound is about 2 inches deep ...how much time ...

... me I had an infected fissure. Now, in December, my surgeon just told me that the 'infected fissure' is almost certainly an abscess leading to a fistula. Can any fistula sufferers here tell me how they were able to identify fistula abscess vs. infected fissure? Basically, I have about 1.25 cm ...

Hi, Just got back from the surgeon with a diagnosis of anal fistula -- my bleeding abscess is now under control with an antibiotic that my GP gave me several days ago. This isn't horrible, but it flares up every 6-12 months and leads to puss, blood and ...

Hi I just had surgery yesterday. They drained the abscess, use lazer for the hemorrhoids, fixed the fissure, and found the fistula and layed it open. It was a more involved surgery to say the least. My bum hurts. I was given pain meds and taking those every 3-4 hours, but I am struggling ...

Hi guys ' just back from the surgeon. He said 'the abscess has healed well ' Have booked in for the 11 Dec for what I hope is a straight forward fistulotomy, He said it involves the internal sphincter but hopes it will be OK , Won't know what is involved until he goes in when I'm under general a' Ho...

Hi, This is my first post and I had a Fistula-in-Ano and a colorectal surgeon laid it open and said she fully cleaned it because it went through the sphincter muscle a tiny amount. I am two weeks into having done the surgery and normally the ...

I hope it's not inappropriate for me to be asking about this on the forum :) I would really appreciate if others could share their experiences - how long was it before things were back to "normal"? I've followed other forums where people have said things are back to normal even though they still hav...