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wound not healing fast enough

I am thirteen.I recently underwent operation for anal fistula. It is four weeks now and out of three wounds one wound is not fully heaaled.The others too are not fully healed. I have slight pain when I pass stools but it could be due to the wound after operation.
I do not have any other symptoms.What could be the problem?
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sorry to hear that you got anal fistula at that early age
but let me tell you that you are not alone
now let me ask you what kind of surgery? is it fistulotomy?did the doc try other procedure before having the surgery?
the reason i'm asking you those question is that me too i'm dealing with anal fistula
for over a year now. i'm seeing a colo rectal specialist he tried the anal fistula plug but it didn't work. he told me we gonna try the seton tightning thing to see if it's going to help heal it otherwise we gonna go to the surgery wich is i'm scred of ,specially that i heared a lot of stories obout geting incontinent after having the surgery.
plz help me answer those questions.any information will be very apreciated
thanks
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I guess, the doctor would need to check the wound and tell what need to be done.
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There is no puss or swelling. The blood still comes out when wound is pressed.
That is making me feel that the wound is not healed fully
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How can you say wounds are not fully healed? Is there some liquid or pus pouring out from the wounds, or there is any swelling or red skin? If this is the case, the problem could be from uncompleted procedure or from infection.

If the only problem is slight pain at defecation, I would wait for a week, and then ask the doctor, if this is normal.
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