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  • Jan 21, 2009, 08:55 PM
    ernest65
    Intestinal fistulas
    Hello,

    My question is relating to gastrointestinal fistulas. My father recently had surgery for

    Intestinal blockage. As it turned out parts where he underwent surgery were opening up

    And were not healing up fast enough in the process he obtain an infection. The infection is

    Slowly healing but his fistulas are not. Doctors have determined that they can not perform

    Surgery again because my father is not healthy enough to go another surgery.

    What would be my fathers best chance to heal. I understand that if he goes the way of

    Allowing fistulas to heal on their own what is the amount of time he is looking at to be

    In a hospital? Are there other drugs he can take that will dry up the wounds?
  • Jan 21, 2009, 09:06 PM
    Str8stack71

    Has there been any mention of a stoma or fecal bag?
  • Jan 21, 2009, 09:12 PM
    ernest65

    Yes he does have a fecal bag on him. Has not

    Eaten for months he is 65 years old and very

    Weak.

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