- Location
- UK
Hello all,
I have an abscess (intent on swiftly turning into a r-v fistula) which I'm pretty much stuck with for a couple of weeks as far as getting any treatment is concerned. My GP has no clue what an abscess is, tried to tell me it was a Bartholin's cyst (a huge perianal Bartholin's cyst that drains via the butt, really?) and gave me a week of antibiotics which took the swelling down temporarily, but not much else. My gastroenterologist won't do anything until he has the results back from a pelvic CT scan I had done, which will take a couple of weeks to come through.
In the meantime, however, it really hurts! I can't sit for long, etc (I'm sure you guys know the drill). I have given it a name (Gordon) so I can curse it more effectively, but am not sure what else to do to lessen the pain/reduce the chance of the darn thing developing into a fistula. Does anyone have any OTC remedies or tips that they've used successfully before? Sitz baths are a no-no because my little house only has a shower and I live with two guys who would look askance if I took the bathroom up for fifteen minutes in order to lurk with my butt in a basin...
Oh, and I'm on Prednisolone for everything else at the moment. Only been on it a few days, not sure if it will be any help with Gordon...?
I have an abscess (intent on swiftly turning into a r-v fistula) which I'm pretty much stuck with for a couple of weeks as far as getting any treatment is concerned. My GP has no clue what an abscess is, tried to tell me it was a Bartholin's cyst (a huge perianal Bartholin's cyst that drains via the butt, really?) and gave me a week of antibiotics which took the swelling down temporarily, but not much else. My gastroenterologist won't do anything until he has the results back from a pelvic CT scan I had done, which will take a couple of weeks to come through.
In the meantime, however, it really hurts! I can't sit for long, etc (I'm sure you guys know the drill). I have given it a name (Gordon) so I can curse it more effectively, but am not sure what else to do to lessen the pain/reduce the chance of the darn thing developing into a fistula. Does anyone have any OTC remedies or tips that they've used successfully before? Sitz baths are a no-no because my little house only has a shower and I live with two guys who would look askance if I took the bathroom up for fifteen minutes in order to lurk with my butt in a basin...
Oh, and I'm on Prednisolone for everything else at the moment. Only been on it a few days, not sure if it will be any help with Gordon...?