So here's the news - keep the wound wide for as long as possible, because if it doesn't heal from the bottom up, another may be required. It sounds to me like you are already doing that, and that you are actually doing everything right; but the strange thing about fistulas is, apparently, we shouldn't heal too quickly! Pus and/or mucus drainage is normal and good because we don't want that stuff to build up and stay inside. So, anyway, Adam, you might want to prepare yourself for a bit of a painful follow-up examination - but given your pain tolerance, you probably won't even feel it! I'm a big whimp, but I only said "Ow, ow, ow, damn!" and then I was ok. (BTW, I saw an episode of Mythbusters that demonstrated that cursing can actually decrease pain sensation - I swear a lot even when I'm not in pain!)
I've learned something new. It makes sense though. I remember my son falling on a wire fence that jabbed into his leg when he was a teenager. When we took him to the Dr., he said not to put any antibiotic ointment or anything on it because it needed to drain and the ointment could cause the outside to heal before the inside...
Hope- you and Adam are awesome doing so well with this. I would swear too!! I hope the painkillers kick a** for ya and the follow-up doesn't make you too sore. I've read quite a few threads in here and I don't believe I have ever seen anything on the after care of this procedure. I may have missed them if there were, since I was trying not to think about infection when I got my LIS. I really am sorry you all have had to go through this.