[livingwith]

I was diagnosed with a perirectal abscess on September. It was so large I couldn’t walk! My colorectal surgeon said it needed to be drained right away. He told me he could get me into the E.R. the next day, or that he could do it now under local. However, he warned me that under local, it would be “very uncomfortable.” I opted for local thinking I would trade one pain ( abscess) for another. Well it was intensely painful and it lasted 25 minutes but in the end, I was happy t...Read the full article