Hello,
I have just had a seton put in 2 days ago and have questions the nurses can't answer! Here's a bit of background...
I am a 33yr old from the UK, last year I found a hard lump (that didn't even hurt) In my bum cheek, the doctor said it was an abscess and gave me antibiotics. After the course she said it had got bigger and the next day I was to have an incision and drainage of it. Weeks past and it didn't heal, I eventually got an MRI and they confirmed I had a high fistula. Now over 1 year on I had an operation two days ago. I woke up with a silk non cutting seton in my deep fistula, And they found a low lying fistula which they laid open.
So, before the op the surgeon said that with the silk seton I will need to wash it with water after every poo, he asked if I had a bidet!! Who has a bidet? So he suggested I buy a basin (not the most practical solution). So my main question is how does everyone clean theirs? I saw someone mentioned a squirty bottle, I asked if baby wipes were ok but the consultant said ' poop is water soluble so water is best'.
Second question, is that I have this second one laid open, which I have been told not to have a bath or shower yet, so how do I clean the seton whilst I have one open?
I have asked nurses and they don't have a clue!
I don't know if I have Crohn's yet, but have been reading around and you all seem to know the most about this subject!
I have just had a seton put in 2 days ago and have questions the nurses can't answer! Here's a bit of background...
I am a 33yr old from the UK, last year I found a hard lump (that didn't even hurt) In my bum cheek, the doctor said it was an abscess and gave me antibiotics. After the course she said it had got bigger and the next day I was to have an incision and drainage of it. Weeks past and it didn't heal, I eventually got an MRI and they confirmed I had a high fistula. Now over 1 year on I had an operation two days ago. I woke up with a silk non cutting seton in my deep fistula, And they found a low lying fistula which they laid open.
So, before the op the surgeon said that with the silk seton I will need to wash it with water after every poo, he asked if I had a bidet!! Who has a bidet? So he suggested I buy a basin (not the most practical solution). So my main question is how does everyone clean theirs? I saw someone mentioned a squirty bottle, I asked if baby wipes were ok but the consultant said ' poop is water soluble so water is best'.
Second question, is that I have this second one laid open, which I have been told not to have a bath or shower yet, so how do I clean the seton whilst I have one open?
I have asked nurses and they don't have a clue!
I don't know if I have Crohn's yet, but have been reading around and you all seem to know the most about this subject!