Warning! This blog will be graphic in a medical sense!
Don't read it if you are sensitive!
It is designed as a hope for others suffering the same.
I seek to explain the issue and how it might be cured!
If anyone has any questions at all about what's going on feel free to post them in the comments section and I will try to answer them.
Hi all. My name is Kevin Thompson and this is a record of an epic medical journey. There was much soul-searching before I undertook it but I needed a cure and Western Science could not provide it! So I find myself in India
Read on for the whys and wherefors....
What's It All About
An anal fistula is not fun! It needs constant attention.
One explanation of what a fistula is, is given at this link:
Fistula explained
Having suffered from this for some 6 years now, I have had almost 20 surgeries.
Due to the position of the fistula - wrapped around the sphincter muscle, traditional operative cures cannot be used as they would cause incontinence. Fistulae can be simple or complex. Sadly mine is the latter.
The result has meant a long-drawn-out process of operations under regular general anesthetic to clean out the wound and replace the seton.
A seton is simply a special thread inserted and tied off which allows the wound to drain.
Having felt worn out with the longevity of this I started seeking alternative treatments about a year ago.
As I said, sadly Western Medicine does not offer any in my case.
However Eastern medicine does offer a chance using a technique called Kshar Sutra.
See here for explanation Kshar Sutra explained. If that website is down try here https://www.pristyncare.com/blog/kshar-sutra-treatment-pc0113/
There is even a FaceBook group of the same name which is how I came across it.
see Kshar Sutra For Fistulas
The downside of this is that only one country in the world offers it - India!
So after much soul-searching this week I head off to Bangalore to seek a cure.
This is not a short term win and may require several months of treatment but hopefully the results will be worthwhile.
Watch this space.
Don't read it if you are sensitive!
It is designed as a hope for others suffering the same.
I seek to explain the issue and how it might be cured!
If anyone has any questions at all about what's going on feel free to post them in the comments section and I will try to answer them.
Hi all. My name is Kevin Thompson and this is a record of an epic medical journey. There was much soul-searching before I undertook it but I needed a cure and Western Science could not provide it! So I find myself in India
Read on for the whys and wherefors....
What's It All About
An anal fistula is not fun! It needs constant attention.
One explanation of what a fistula is, is given at this link:
Fistula explained
Having suffered from this for some 6 years now, I have had almost 20 surgeries.
Due to the position of the fistula - wrapped around the sphincter muscle, traditional operative cures cannot be used as they would cause incontinence. Fistulae can be simple or complex. Sadly mine is the latter.
The result has meant a long-drawn-out process of operations under regular general anesthetic to clean out the wound and replace the seton.
A seton is simply a special thread inserted and tied off which allows the wound to drain.
Actual seton in place
Having felt worn out with the longevity of this I started seeking alternative treatments about a year ago.
As I said, sadly Western Medicine does not offer any in my case.
However Eastern medicine does offer a chance using a technique called Kshar Sutra.
See here for explanation Kshar Sutra explained. If that website is down try here https://www.pristyncare.com/blog/kshar-sutra-treatment-pc0113/
There is even a FaceBook group of the same name which is how I came across it.
see Kshar Sutra For Fistulas
The downside of this is that only one country in the world offers it - India!
So after much soul-searching this week I head off to Bangalore to seek a cure.
This is not a short term win and may require several months of treatment but hopefully the results will be worthwhile.
Watch this space.
The adventure starts on Thursday!
ReplyDeleteArrived safely in Bangalore.
ReplyDeleteGet scan on Monday - see Dr Bhat on Tuesday!