BTAcola
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I recently saw my doc, after I have several spells of blood with my stool. Bright Red. Upon examination, I was informed that I have a "Anal Fistula.". And that it would need to be corrected by surgery. He could not tell me what caused it. So that is my first question? What caused it?.
Secondly, I am in no pain or discomfort during the day. Sometimes when a bowel is being passed it may be difficult and a slight pain but goes away after the bowel movement. And the blood that was assocaited with it a few months ago, has since gone away, however I KNOW the fistula is still there. I was informed that the procedure would have an approx. 2 week recovery of no sitting for longer than 1hr at time, and he said "frankly, you are not going to be able to sit that long" Plus, with the medecine I would be on, (lots of pain meds), I could not fly anyways. At this point in my career, I can not afford to take off 2-4 weeks.
If i do nothing at all, will this eventually correct itself? Or will I have to have the procedure done? What happens if I chose to do nothing at all? There is very limited information online that I can find. Can this turn into a very serious complication?
A final thought... Would this be cause for a notification on my next visit to my AME? Obviously, I would disclose if I had the procedure, but would I have cause for concern with this as well.?
Thank you for your time, I very appreciate it very much!
BTA
Secondly, I am in no pain or discomfort during the day. Sometimes when a bowel is being passed it may be difficult and a slight pain but goes away after the bowel movement. And the blood that was assocaited with it a few months ago, has since gone away, however I KNOW the fistula is still there. I was informed that the procedure would have an approx. 2 week recovery of no sitting for longer than 1hr at time, and he said "frankly, you are not going to be able to sit that long" Plus, with the medecine I would be on, (lots of pain meds), I could not fly anyways. At this point in my career, I can not afford to take off 2-4 weeks.
If i do nothing at all, will this eventually correct itself? Or will I have to have the procedure done? What happens if I chose to do nothing at all? There is very limited information online that I can find. Can this turn into a very serious complication?
A final thought... Would this be cause for a notification on my next visit to my AME? Obviously, I would disclose if I had the procedure, but would I have cause for concern with this as well.?
Thank you for your time, I very appreciate it very much!
BTA