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I had surgery in March
by: MH on Thu, Oct 29 2009

This has been just an absolute nightmare. I had my surgery on an out patient basis. The night of my surgery, I was in the worst pain I have ever experienced. Broken bones did not feel nearly as bad. My main problem turned out to be rectal abscesses that developed post op. I had two huge pockets of pus that circled my anus.

I went to the emergency room that night and was admitted. The pain medication was my friend. The doctor was good enough to allow massive doses. The next morning I returned to surgery to have drains put in to drain the abscesses. I stayed in the hospital almost a week.

Now it’s October. I have the same issue others have had with the inability to keep myself clean after a bowel movement. The abscesses continue to appear. My NEW doctor is unable to find the source of them. I have now had 4 additional surgeries to insert drains. This has been a nightmare that seems to have no end.

October 2009

I have been diagnosed with CPRS - by SLP - (Thu, Oct 29 2009)
I had a knee replaced June 23 2008. My knee is fine, but the lingering pain in the leg and foot is almost unbearable at times. I have had PT for a month, epidural injections to no avail and live on pain pills. [more..]
I had surgery in March - by MH - (Thu, Oct 29 2009)
This has been just an absolute nightmare. I had my surgery on an out patient basis. The night of my surgery, I was in the worst pain I have ever experienced. Broken bones did not feel nearly as bad. My main problem turned out to be rectal abscesses that developed post op. I had two huge pockets of pus that circled my anus. [more..]

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