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incision site leaking in rectum
Hey There !!
i had stage 3 rectal cancer , done radiation ,chemo, had surgery . the incision area in rectum did not heal fully due to what i was told soft tissue from radiation and now scar tissue so area will not close completly
doctor had me do 3 Barium enema test over a period of year to see if it would heal on its own ! Nope so we done another surgical procedure doctor used what i will call a Glue on the inscision the area of leak it held for about 11 months now i have a infection belive i have a leak , glue must have failed , on antibiotics saw doctor yesterday have mri with contrast next week to see if antibiotics have worked and to compare with last one to see if infection has receded . infection nonspecific presacral soft tissue infection
What can i do now !! Help
doctor is concerned that this area is delicate due too soft tissue , scar tissue , not a lot of area of rectum left large mass was removed from rectum.
Looking for some guidance , advice , has any one else had this dificulty with surgery it is now 3 years and still having issues . But Happy to be here
thank you
Steven
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Wow, that sounds horrible. I
Wow, that sounds horrible. I've never heard of that, sorry. My incision had an infection tunnel under it and the hole was quite big. I had to go to the clinic and have it dressed every couple of days. They'd pack it and use coloidal silver in to encourage healing. It healed up faster than I expected it to. I don't know if that helps at all.
I hope they can figure something out for you and soon.
Jan
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thanks for the feedback bestJanJan63 said:Wow, that sounds horrible. I
Wow, that sounds horrible. I've never heard of that, sorry. My incision had an infection tunnel under it and the hole was quite big. I had to go to the clinic and have it dressed every couple of days. They'd pack it and use coloidal silver in to encourage healing. It healed up faster than I expected it to. I don't know if that helps at all.
I hope they can figure something out for you and soon.
Jan
thanks for the feedback best wishes
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