happy easter/and update..surgery this week..UGH

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hi ladies..i hope everyone is doing ok..i havent read through the posts yet,im getting to that in a min,just wanted to tell you all happy easter,and update you all...i seen the wound care specialist..he said beisdes my abcess being bad again,i have a fistula??ive never heard of this,but ok,whatever..he said the track of this fistula runs very very deep...soon as i got home,my doc called,told me to come to his office right then..he says my white count is back up to 17,000 even with the antibiotics,and that i have a fistula(DUH)...anyway...they are doing surgery this week...heres the thing,...wound care doc said i should be closed up after surgery...my doc argues with that..he say if they close me up,and i abcess again,noone will know it untill i am very sick..so,i have a emergency appt that was made friday afternoon with  a general surgeon..were getting his opnioin as to whether i should be closed or not...my doc said if the general surgeon can operate before thursday,then thats what will happen..if not,his staff has put me on the schedule as a emergency surgery for thursday,and they will operate on me together....will this ever end??this has been going on for almost 3 months!!!are you all doing ok????i miss you all...i hope everyone is well.....love you all...sonie

Gatsby · Answer

Girl, I hope that this is the last surgery for you and you can finally come over to the Recovery Side!!  You are in my thoughts and prayers.  Godspeed
~Tascha

soniek · Answer

hey there!!i had a abdominal hysterectomy in jan...the abcess set up in my incision,and has now worked its way into my abdominal wall,through my facia,into my muscles...and built a nice tunnel for itself..which my docs are saying thats where the fistula comes in...after my second surgery,they left my incision open,and i am now being packed 2 times a day..my 3 surgery is this week,and im hoping to god they get all the infection(its mrsa),and i hope that they can close me up cause this packing **** is for the birds..im not sure if i read on your post or not,ar eyou having surgery yourself this week for it????also...do you know how they repair these fistulas??ive asked,but noone seems to know,and i was to chicken to ask my doc..lol...keep me posted please..it nice when you can talk with others who are in the same exact situation......sonie

Pokemomma · Answer

Oh Sonie, I'm so sorry this is happening to you....happening to anyone.  I'm praying this will finally be the end of this for you and you'll be able to heal and feel well again.

God Bless....Poke

Spicegirl · Answer

Hi Sonie - We have missed you dearly girl.  Sorry about having to go through surgery again in the next few days, but I am so glad you let us know what's going on - we will be praying for you.  Let's hope this is the last that you have to deal with this nonsense.  Here's a big hug for you.  Keep us posted and all the best this week.  Spicegirl

whatfiftybucks · Answer

sonie if you dont mind me asking, where was your abscess and where is your fistula? I have an open abdominal wound right now and my doctor is worried about me forming a fistula.  I had an abscess in my colon and it was drained, but after they removed the drain i developed an infection on my abdominal wall.  Now air is being passed through my wound and last night and this morning its been bleeding a lot.  Im debating on going to the ER.  Well anyway, happy easter.  Surgery and open wounds really suck.


patty.

soniek · Answer

whatfiftybucks..my ct scan also showed subcutanious air in my abdomin,and reactive changes in my subcutanious tissues...is this the same type of air you have also in yours??if it is,what did they tell you it was?ive been told by several people that subcutanious air is like a gas gangrene(Yuck)....sonie

xrayu2 · Answer

I am glad that you are doing better now,  I hope the rest of your surgeries are problem free.

MickeyVicki · Answer

OK,  Sonie, thank you for stopping in with an update.  I was worrying about you.    In fact, these days I mostly stop by just to see how a few members of the Battalion are doing!  I truly pray that this surgery will solve your problem, and you can recover, completely, and SOON.

happy easter/and update..surgery this week..UGH

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