Hello, Iam 30y/o male from Ontario Canada, Cambridge area. I currently have a horseshoe fistula that I developed 10 yeasr ago when I got a absess, I had that absess lanced and drained by my CRS whom my GP refered me to when I complained about the absess. The absess was drained and everything was going well untill I devoloped another tract on the opposite side of my sphincter. This tract was not at all painfull infact i didnt even know it was there untill my Crs pointed it out.I have been dealing with these over the last 10years and jus squeezing and draining them myself but just when I thought they were gone my original has become absess again and is Very painful. This time Im thinking of getting the fistulectomy surgery that my CRS said I would need to fix the issue 10 years ago. Iam very worried about doing this surgery as Ive heard its very painful, but Iam most worried about the possible incontinence and the possibility of another surgery. He said it would be not much more painful then the absess was, that he does the surgery with no dressing as thats "old school" and that he has never had issues with incontinence. Has anyone had this surgery done, how was the recovery and have they had issues with incontinence? Wish I would have done the surgery the fist time as now both my parents have devoloped stage 5 bowel cancer and Iam taking care of them while they are doing their Chemo treatments. But we do all share the same CRS. Any info or words related to this procedure woulld be great.
Thanks
Trevor