Hi all, new here.
I was hoping to gain some insight around cutting setons...
I had a fistulectomy and a cutting seton placed 5 days ago. The pain from the fistulectomy has been manageable, for the most part, except when I have my packing changed daily by a nurse (that's not pleasant) My problem is with my cutting seton. I know they're supposed to be painful and uncomfortable, but mine is excruciating. I can't so much as move the threads around, let alone lightly pull them, without experiencing what I can only describe as being poked with a hot poker. It's seriously the sharpest pain, and makes me yelp and cry.
Is this the pain level I can expect for the remainder of my time with the cutting seton in, or is this residual pain from surgery? I'm taking a high dose of tramadol, and it works to numb the pain from the fistulectomy, but does nothing for the seton pain.
If this is the pain I'm going to experience for the foreseeable future, I might cry.
I was hoping to gain some insight around cutting setons...
I had a fistulectomy and a cutting seton placed 5 days ago. The pain from the fistulectomy has been manageable, for the most part, except when I have my packing changed daily by a nurse (that's not pleasant) My problem is with my cutting seton. I know they're supposed to be painful and uncomfortable, but mine is excruciating. I can't so much as move the threads around, let alone lightly pull them, without experiencing what I can only describe as being poked with a hot poker. It's seriously the sharpest pain, and makes me yelp and cry.
Is this the pain level I can expect for the remainder of my time with the cutting seton in, or is this residual pain from surgery? I'm taking a high dose of tramadol, and it works to numb the pain from the fistulectomy, but does nothing for the seton pain.
If this is the pain I'm going to experience for the foreseeable future, I might cry.