by buttgirl » 27 Sep 2007, 09:30
My fissure also got infected, but the drs wouldn't believe me until it erupted. Mine was e-coli. By that time it erupted, it was too large and the barriers surrounding it too impermiable to be treated by antibiotics, so I had to go in for anal surgery to have it laid oped to drain. I was cut from the outer edge of the pucker up along the length of my anal canal down to the muscle. It took me about 7 mos to heal.
If you are haing your fistula/abscees laid open it is difficult to know how long/deep your wound will be. It will need to be left open to drain and heal from the inside.
If you are just having surgery for a fistula, as for a fistula plug. That way you don't have to be flayed open. In fact, they sew the openings shut around an antibacterial, absorbable pad.
You may also think of asking for botox as a preemptive so that the muscle spasms don't delay healing.