Anyone of You Wonderful Moms Out There Ever Had or Heard of a Fistula?

a fistula is an area that no longer has tissue or good tissue. Wethere that be from prolonged infections, poor repairs, repeated damage. The protocol is basically the same. Go in get rid of all the old nasty tissue, possibly transplant new healthy tissue, stitch it up the best they can or do wet to dry dressings and allow the body to fill in the void on it's own.

This is all dependent on exactly where the fistula is of course. I had one under my arm from an ingrown/infected hair follicle. it was cleaned out, bandaged and left to heal on it's own.

As a RN I deal with patients that have fistulas in various areas of the body. I personally have never had one. My recommendation would be to go to a wound care clinic that is associated with a hospital. They have doctors that specialize in wound care so they will be able to give you the best options and plan of care. I know personally that the wound care center at Beaumont Royal Oak is wonderful. I work at Beaumont and had to go there after my 2nd C-section and all the doctors there were wonderful. If you have any addt'l questions or want more info feel free to email me. Best of luck to you.
C.

Your derm. should have given you a referral. I can't imagine why they didn't refer you on. Call their office and ask specifically what you should do. If that fails, go see your primary care physician and ask them to refer you on.

~L.

Good morning T.. A fistula is an abnormal opening and it can be anywhere! Internal or external. The doctor you go to would depend on where it is. Hope this helps, L.

Hi T.... I had one about 10 years ago... A general surgeon removed it for me.. Referred by my primary physician..... I haven't had a problem with it since... And that is a great releif for me... Not sure where yours is located, but my recovery was about two weeks time.. Well worth it :) Good luck :)

i have had several wounds like this . i went to a wound care specials. the were able to cure the wound and provide me with wwhat to do to help prevent them from returing. i used the wound care clininic on 30795 23 mile in chesterefield or new baltimore im not sure of the city or the exact phone number. i origonially stared at the wound clinic on 10 mile just out side of bi county hospitol but me moved and were closer to the other one. another resource wound be to call your closes hospit and as to speak to the doctor or nurse for wound care.

I would see a general surgeon. It sounds like something a general surgeon would do.

They thought that my mom had a fistula in a extremely large bedsore.. but she didnt..