Hi everyone, my first time here. I had emergency surgery 8 months ago due to a ruptured abscess which I understand blew out my colon. I have had UC since I was a teen, am now 52. I also have something called fistula disease. I've been doing okay although I have developed a very large stomal hernia, but my question is this... I get these large, rather hard abscesses on my legs, and "down there" sometimes they just stay and go away with time, others get so painful I can hardly walk and eventually break open with a lot of blood and infection. I'm wondering if these are fistulas, or if they are an ongoing infection in my body. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, or if anyone else has ever experienced this? I went to a doctor once and he told me he didn't know what they were. I really don't want to see another doctor unless absolutely necessary. My ET nurses also don't know.
Thanks,
Soapie
Thanks,
Soapie