Fistulotomy part 7

I haven't posted anything in nearly a week, though I've meant to keep the blog rolling all through the week.

The only things that have really been of mention over the past five days are the follow-up doctor's appointment with Jahadi. He said I'm still getting some discharge back there, and I should be wearing the cotton ball for a more speedy healing. However, it's very uncomfortable with it up there, so I've not worn it. BMs have come much easier and I just had one today. I was pretty much able to sit comfortably on the toilet, though I was hesitant to do that. I'm back to eating pretty normal food. The roommate and I went to P. Terry's, an Austin burger joint on Thursday and I had a regular burger and fries. I was wondering what it would do. The answer: very little. I didn't even have a BM until the next day, today.

I've not done any more sitz baths, not since Monday or so, and it's helped with some raw places 'down there' and I'm still healing. The only discomfort, if you can even call it that, is the feeling of the discharge. You can actually feel the movement of the droplets and it's annoying. I'm pretty sure it's not from any incontinence, but originating from outside the rectal canal. I've been careful to use bleach when washing whites and it's doing a good job of keeping my clothes clean, since I'm not wearing the cotton ball to catch any discharge.

It's Friday going into Saturday and ... back to work Monday. I think the extra time off has done some good, even though I thought I would be driven to the point of insanity during that.

I guess I can say there's not much more reason to blog until something earth-shattering happens, and that hasn't been the case in quite some time. Wiping is still only marginally painful, I'm still using the Fleet enemas, tap-water only, just to keep things moving back there, and get it all out in one fell swoop. The fistulotomy incision is almost completely scarred over now and I did encounter some intense itching two days ago. I was careful to make sure I didn't scratch it directly on the wound though, so no stitches would be endangered or anything like that.

As far as sitting upright, everything has been fine. No illness or anything, I'm off the meds completely and pretty much back to normal. I can get into and out of cars with ease, and best of all, the itching and burning I used to feel quite often are completely gone.

I guess I do need to say the chapping between my perineum and the rectum is also healing nicely. That only started happening yesterday, though. It was intense and was disruptive for longer than it should have been. But the sitz baths exacerbated it, I think.

I intend to blog again when the notion hits me. Until then...