Hi,
I have decided to name my ever growing fistula since it seems to have a life of it's own. I am calling it (him? her?) "Vergil" or "Verg" since it started at my "anal verge", has traveled into and out of my vagina (how does Verg do that, is he/she/it, actually a mole or something?) and was recently caught on MRI film invading the area of my urinary tract.
A portion of the report from the Radiologist:
:eek2:There is a perianal/rectovaginal fistula with a tract roughly 2.5 cm in length from the 12:00 position (series 8, image 145) about 2.5 cm from the anal verge and extending anteriorly. It courses through the posterior vaginal wall and extends to the anterior wall of the vagina. It also appears to further extend to the posterior wall of the distal urethral meatus, though it is difficult to determine whether it actually involves the wall or terminates just posterior to the meatus within the perineum (series 8, image 140).:ybatty:
However, it is difficult to determine whether it terminates just inferior to the meatus or actually involves the posterior aspect of the inferior-most urethra." Really? Please note that my symptoms, which include air, mucous and fecal matter or undigested food particles, coming from my urethra, caused my initial suspicion of a fistula traveling to the UT. I believe that would indicate that this has indeed gone into the urethra. But then I am just the patient.
I have questions regarding this development as stated below.
1) what is the risk from this?
2) what symptoms should I be alert for that might indicate a serious complication?
3) I believe that I have seen blood tinting my urine and it has a strong odor. Would it make sense to use at-home testing ?
Any advice about Verg?
I have decided to name my ever growing fistula since it seems to have a life of it's own. I am calling it (him? her?) "Vergil" or "Verg" since it started at my "anal verge", has traveled into and out of my vagina (how does Verg do that, is he/she/it, actually a mole or something?) and was recently caught on MRI film invading the area of my urinary tract.
A portion of the report from the Radiologist:
:eek2:There is a perianal/rectovaginal fistula with a tract roughly 2.5 cm in length from the 12:00 position (series 8, image 145) about 2.5 cm from the anal verge and extending anteriorly. It courses through the posterior vaginal wall and extends to the anterior wall of the vagina. It also appears to further extend to the posterior wall of the distal urethral meatus, though it is difficult to determine whether it actually involves the wall or terminates just posterior to the meatus within the perineum (series 8, image 140).:ybatty:
However, it is difficult to determine whether it terminates just inferior to the meatus or actually involves the posterior aspect of the inferior-most urethra." Really? Please note that my symptoms, which include air, mucous and fecal matter or undigested food particles, coming from my urethra, caused my initial suspicion of a fistula traveling to the UT. I believe that would indicate that this has indeed gone into the urethra. But then I am just the patient.
I have questions regarding this development as stated below.
1) what is the risk from this?
2) what symptoms should I be alert for that might indicate a serious complication?
3) I believe that I have seen blood tinting my urine and it has a strong odor. Would it make sense to use at-home testing ?
Any advice about Verg?