@celia16
Symptoms of a rectovaginal fistula:
* first, recurring vaginal infections, which disappeared so to say;
* vaginal gases clearly not related to sexual activity, noticeable due to their timing and the amount; sometimes I could feel gases forming in my rectum and shortly after coming out of my vagina;
* foul smelling vaginal secretions, more and more smelling of feces and basically the color feces, sometimes just before having to go to the bathroom, but mainly right after.

Right now I'm in the midst of my prep (exactly the same as for a colonoscopy) before my surgery tomorrow mid-morning. Two weeks ago, the surgeon had said the surgery would last 3 hours, but today, he said it would last at least 4 hours. I've had agitated nights, but I can't wait to get rid of the fistula.