Anal abscess

I have been diagnosed with a anal fistula already. I’m just waiting on an appointment date to get it checked under anesthesia.

The thing i wanted to ask is how was everyones pain level during the an abscess stage? If you had one obviously.

I can usually warrant a lot of pain but with the abscess it feels like I’m hopeless.

It hurts to sit, get up from sitting and sometimes when it flares up, it hurts to walk.

Any insight is helpful!