From Fear and Anxiety to Hope and Healing
Feeling lost and discouraged after repeated failed treatments for your complex fistula? You’re not alone. Many patients experience a roller coaster of emotions, especially when considering traveling to India for treatment. Fear, anxiety, and a million questions cloud your judgment: Will this treatment work for me? How will I navigate travel and logistics? Can I […]
Take the Leap of Faith
My life was consumed by this awful disease. I had a complex transphinteric rectovaginal fistula diagnosed in 2019 in the United Kingdom. What followed was 2 seton placements and 2 failed FILAC surgeries. It destroyed the person I was. Unable to compete my horses, unable to ride a bike with my little boys and unable […]
Hope Restored
Dr. Porwal finally put an end to the recurring nightmare I had lived through for many months. From the moment I met him, I felt an immediate sense of trust and comfort, especially when he said, “You will be healed. You will be fistula free.” After multiple surgeries, misdiagnosis and being let down by the […]
Medical Mavericks: Finding Hope Beyond Standard Treatments
In the world of medicine, there are the tried-and-true methods, the well-worn paths to treatment. But then there are the medical mavericks, the doctors who push boundaries and take on the seemingly impossible cases. These are the ones who fight for their patients when hope seems lost, often achieving remarkable success stories. Why Take the […]
From Failure to Fully Cured
Dr. Ashwin Porwal gave me my life back. My fistula journey began in April 2020 when I developed a deep perianal abscess. After an initial misdiagnosis and a reluctance to go to the Emergency Room (a month into the pandemic), the abscess grew for 2 weeks. After it was drained, I developed a fistula, and […]
