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Living with anal fistula

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anup51489
anup51489

Hi there,

My name is Anup and i have been living with multiple anal fistula since one year. I have undergone 6 surgery and it has been really painful the whole year. My surgeon has placed a seton on my fistula and he said the fistula has gone down a lot from my first surgery, still i am very worried as initially my Dr said the fistula was so bad that i might need to put a permanent stoma if the surgery didn't go well.

During this one year i have lost all my self confidence and i am dealing with a really bad insomnia and stress.

My work has been really flexible and helpful during this whole period but still i feel real bad about asking leave everytime i go for a surgery.

I am just wondering if there is anyone who is going through this agony or has overcome this.

At the moment i just feel like i am the only one in the whole world who is living with so much pain and sleeplessness.

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  • sam46110
    sam46110 anup51489

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    hi Anup, you are not the only one. I have been dealing with abscesses and an anal fistula for the past year also. I have had two operations on my groin and two on the fistula. During the most recent fistula surgery in December I had a seton placed in which came out a few weeks ago a few days before I was due to get it removed. I am worried though as I am still noticing drainage and a build up in the fistula again. I don't think this has worked and have no idea what to try next or how long this may last for. My work has been flexible too but like you I worry about the amount of time I am taking off. I hope things have improved for you since your last message.

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