by recoveringfiss » 14 Mar 2012, 20:18
Hi all:
Really freaking out now. I had LIS 4 months ago, and fissure healed fine. A couple of weeks ago, I went to see my CRS because I still had a dull pain at the incision site, along with foul-smelling clear discharge. He told me that I had an abscess, and that I would probably need a follow-up surgery. He then said, "give it a couple of months to see if it will heal on its own. There is about a 1/3 chance that it could heal, although I wouldn't bet on it."
Perturbed, I went to see another CRS for a 2nd opinion. Thew new CRS examined me and stated that I had a "superficial fistula". He also stated that, in his opinion, it had a good chance of healing without surgery. He also told me to wait two months to see if it will heal.
I have done some research on fistulas, and it seems very unlikely that it will heal on its own without surgery.
My question is this: which CRS would you go to for the follow-up surgery? My original CRS is the one who did the LIS. However, I also ended up with a fistula. Further, I do not feel that he is very good at communicating things with me. The new CRS is actually much better at explaining/communicating. He showed me a detailed sheet of instructions that he gives to post-op LIS patients, something that I wish I was given by my original CRS. However, I am worried that he won't be as good with the fistulotomy as the original CRS, because he did not do the LIS (the healing of which caused the fistula).
Sorry for the lengthy message, but this is really nerve-wracking. Not sure what to do here, and could really use some help. :-(
Thank you.
RF