Fistula is fixed - I hope

After a couple of abscesses left me with an anal fistula (kind of a tube that drains from the inside out and won't
heal on its' own) I had surgery Thursday to get it to heal completely.

Everything went well. I was only in the OR for an hour and home about 3 hours after that. Now to keep the area clean and healing
for the next 3-4 weeks.  Luckily it was small and in a place that made the operation not very risky. I had a great GI surgeon
from the Cleveland Clinic - Dr. Ian Lavery.

The area gets irritated with BM's but Sitz baths help and I got a new shower attachment that helps me keep the area clean.
I'm just hoping this is the last leg of this part of my journey. I just hit 18 months and need to concentrate to get as far as I can in the next 6 months.  Given the irritation it is a great motivator to eat a clean DS lifestyle..

I'm glad you got that taken care of Pete. It's can be a real pain in the rear no pun intended to heal. Make sure you get all your nutrition and keep it clean as possible.keep up the good work!

Shawn

Glad to hear your surgery went well, and that you're on the mend. Take care of youself.

Glad you the surgery was success. I know things will heal fine! Prayers for ya!