57th and 58th clinic visit.

Two visits a week so I went Monday and all was well. Itch subsiding and all looking well. 

We had a few days away In Mysore which was grand but back at clinic today. 

Sadly the second tract is not healing so well so in a sudden and slightly backward step the doc decided another surgery was needed 😢

Back home there would delays and paperwork and procedures but not here. He just did it 10 minutes later. 

So more local anaesthetic (lots) and then it was laid open, into a large wound which he then cauterised. This felt like a long time but probably was 15 minutes or so. 

I won't lie. It hurt today and again the smell of burning flesh is not fun. Not when it's your own. 

I came out looking grey, Fiona says. 

I had to lie down for about 30 mins. I had a pain pessary in, but needed something else too. Dr gave me diclofenac and more to take away. 

Struggled back to hotel and slept three hours. 

Awake now but lots of stabbing pain in wound area. I hope this doesn't set us back as flights home booked.

Anyway, back to daily visits again!  Let's see what tomorrow brings.

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Kev Thompson

55th and 56th visit

Thursday was regular visit with nurse doing packing. No problems other than this dreadful itch.
Friday I whAtsapp the doc and ask to see him about it. It's needing some treatment.
He immediately agrees and on seeing me gives a script for antihistamine cream and pills.
I've now used them both twice and it's already subsiding. He says only twice a week visits from now. Yah!
We are almost there.

53rd and 54th clinic visits

So yesterday was wound packing - uneventful - today a bit less so.
I've had a "holding" or "safety thread" in place - not doing kshar sutra but just for draining like a seton - for many weeks now - Thread B.
Today the doc cut it and removed it.  It was quite painful being drawn through and there was some bleeding which he says will continue for a few days.
He then added some sterilizing solution that stung like mad for a good 20 mins.

Thereafter a few of us went to Shoba Hospital to visit another patient who has just had surgery but it was a bit painful for me and I couldn't really sit down.  This is a common issue here!

Now back at the hotel recovering.

52nd clinic visit

Another short one today.  Doc there but consulting with others, so the nurse did the packing.  The wound seems to be getting smaller as less packing needed each day.
In and out in 5 mins although Ubers were in short supply for some reason.  It took ages to get back to the hotel.

51st Clinic Visit

So on it goes.... A quick visit today for packing of wound which is getting smaller as time goes on.

The meds seem to be helping the inflammation and the pain too, so things have calmed down a lot over the last 24 hours.

50th clinic visit

Something of a landmark today.  This was my 50th visit to the clinic!
Doc says all internal piles mass has gone!  External should shrivel up and go!
2/3 days and he will cut last (secondary) thread.  Then it's all about healing up the wounds and my poor skin which has suffered greatly!

 

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48th and 49th clinic visits and more antibiotics!

Although I'm told the fistula has gone there is still a large wound that needs daily attention. This has been packed now for 8 weeks plus!  So it was fairly sizable to begin with.

I also have the aftermath of the haemorrhoids procedure which has caused more pain than anything else so far!
The doc is keeping an eye on it but thinks all is on track with approx 2 more weeks of treatment needed.  However, I have found these estimates to be a movable feast!  So I'll wait and see.

There is a lot of red angry skin around the area simply because it is constantly wet from discharge.  He has given some meds for that and also another antibiotic to speed up the healing process.