fistula anyone?
JIll
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Hi Jill,
I just went through
Hi Jill,
I just went through having a fistula last month. Had emergency surgery to remove abscess in the lower abdomen. Turned out I also had a fistula they missed. Four days later had a diversion colostomy, it should be temporary. I will keep it for a year minimum, my choice. No time left at work and just need to fully recover, so I will keep it for a while and then decide what to do. Radiation is brutal on the body, so the fistulas could very well have been caused by it.
Don0 -
radiation is bad for bodycoolvdub said:Hi Jill,
I just went through
Hi Jill,
I just went through having a fistula last month. Had emergency surgery to remove abscess in the lower abdomen. Turned out I also had a fistula they missed. Four days later had a diversion colostomy, it should be temporary. I will keep it for a year minimum, my choice. No time left at work and just need to fully recover, so I will keep it for a while and then decide what to do. Radiation is brutal on the body, so the fistulas could very well have been caused by it.
Don
Hi Don,
Thank you for your comments. I agree that radiation is very hard on the body and the dr said the fistula was caused by the radiation. I was never informed this could happen but then I probably would have still done the radiation. I go in on Monday to discuss with my surgeon. Thank you for your input.
JIll0 -
Good luckjillpls said:radiation is bad for body
Hi Don,
Thank you for your comments. I agree that radiation is very hard on the body and the dr said the fistula was caused by the radiation. I was never informed this could happen but then I probably would have still done the radiation. I go in on Monday to discuss with my surgeon. Thank you for your input.
JIll
Hi Jill,
I also developed a fistula. The radiation oncologist blamed it on the surgery. The surgeon blamed it on the radiation. Who knows? I did have to have another temporary ileostomy so that I could finish the chemo. My surgery to fix the fistula and redo the anastomosis is currently scheduled for early September.
I hope that the surgeon is able to help you ASAP with getting rid of the fistula. Wishing you lots of good luck!
Regards,
Dorothy0
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