Post by pilonidalstories.com on Aug 28, 2017 12:51:27 GMT
“Here is a good(mostly) overall story for pilonidal cyst from my perspective. I am now 27 years old and had marsupialization a week ago.
Not the best story writer but I’ll write it from bottom of my heart or better is from the bottom of my butt.
So this started somewhere around summer of 2012. I saw that there was a crust like something on top of my crack when I woke up. I was not sure what happened last night. Then it happened again and then again. It was mysterious thing, not a wound, not a burn, and definitely not a STD. After a few months it stopped and left a bump there. Fluid constantly draining out of it, slowly. It wasn’t painful. At first I believed that it will cure itself and then when it didn’t I started to not think about it and just let it be.
I was really embarrassed about this and would not talk to anyone about this, even my close friends. My underwear would have marks from draining fluids, so I would choose darker shades of underwear. This didn’t solve the problem but was atleast better than a white underwear. Somedays it was all fine and very little puss would drain and no pain. Some days would be blood drainage and lot of liquid, with pain but bearable.
It wasn’t untill I graduated and started working in Feb 2016 that I went to a physician. He would recommend me to take antibiotics and come next month. Did that and nothing changed. He gave me other antibiotic next time and advise to take bath in a tub with warm water. Did that and nothing changed. It was after 3 months that he referred me to general surgeon. I went to him and prescribed me anti biotics again which gave explosive diarrhea but nothing happened to cyst. Then after couple of months he opened the cyst that was on top of my crack and drained, cleaned, and stitched it. I thought I was cured but this wasn’t the end.
I went back to him to get stiches removed and it was still draining. The assistant physician put some ointment in it and said to take warm water tub bath and hopefully it will go away. So, a month passed in hope of getting cured. I went back to physician and then he examined it again carefully and referred me to a proctologist. I saw my rectal surgeon the same day and she said its PILONIDAL CYST. This was the first time I heard the term and I had it for almost 5 years.
She set me up for the surgery immediately and I went back home. I started my search on this and came this website. I assure there is plethora of information in this website. I believe it is great tool for anyone going through different stages of pilonidal. So I read stories, forum, homepage info etc. I wasn’t sure what procedure I should choose. Before surgery, I went back to Surgeon to explain her what I learnt and ask her opinion. She was helpful in explaining and letting me decide what I am comfortable with. She suggest marsupialization and backed up with her experience of dealing these cysts.
I met with another surgeon, just for second perspective. He looked at my cyst and said that it was a good choice to go for surgery and let a proctologist do the job. Also bonus info, this general surgeon had pilonidal cyst himself when he was 18 and he removed it at the age of 29 by closed surgery. He said no reoccurrence after that and he looked like 50-55 years old. After meeting up with this general surgeon for advice and searching internet for hours, I went for surgery.
They prepared me for surgery by giving me local anesthesia and I don’t remember when the surgery got completed. I was laying on my back and woke up after 1 hour of the procedure. My roommate’s mom was there throughout the surgery and drove me back and took care for couple of days. Such a selfless lady.
So post op, I am changing my dressing everyday. FYI, I had cyst with no abysses, hence the cut or opening is small and is already 25% recovered after 4 days of surgery.
I just wanted to tell the people suffering with this. Please go out and get with a surgeon. This will not heal itself. I believe only half of the people having this condition visit pilonidal.org and only half of them write here or even less. Most of them do because they suffered a lot and seeking solution. If you wait till it is really painful to get fixed, that will be too late. You will be eventually alright but it will be a longer recovery time and more intricate procedure. That’s all I can tell from my experience and hopefully more people become aware of this and get early diagnosed.
It’s been 4 days only and I feel already better. Hopefully I will recover soon. Oh and during my internet search I read something like this from a gentleman who just had surgery; “I pray that all the fellow pilo mates get well soon and find a cure that suites them. This is the last or second to last time you’ll see me here, as in few weeks I will be back on track doing things I love. I will be somewhere in a forest or climbing a mountain or conquering the ocean or lifting heavy ass weights.” Chao!”
Not the best story writer but I’ll write it from bottom of my heart or better is from the bottom of my butt.
So this started somewhere around summer of 2012. I saw that there was a crust like something on top of my crack when I woke up. I was not sure what happened last night. Then it happened again and then again. It was mysterious thing, not a wound, not a burn, and definitely not a STD. After a few months it stopped and left a bump there. Fluid constantly draining out of it, slowly. It wasn’t painful. At first I believed that it will cure itself and then when it didn’t I started to not think about it and just let it be.
I was really embarrassed about this and would not talk to anyone about this, even my close friends. My underwear would have marks from draining fluids, so I would choose darker shades of underwear. This didn’t solve the problem but was atleast better than a white underwear. Somedays it was all fine and very little puss would drain and no pain. Some days would be blood drainage and lot of liquid, with pain but bearable.
It wasn’t untill I graduated and started working in Feb 2016 that I went to a physician. He would recommend me to take antibiotics and come next month. Did that and nothing changed. He gave me other antibiotic next time and advise to take bath in a tub with warm water. Did that and nothing changed. It was after 3 months that he referred me to general surgeon. I went to him and prescribed me anti biotics again which gave explosive diarrhea but nothing happened to cyst. Then after couple of months he opened the cyst that was on top of my crack and drained, cleaned, and stitched it. I thought I was cured but this wasn’t the end.
I went back to him to get stiches removed and it was still draining. The assistant physician put some ointment in it and said to take warm water tub bath and hopefully it will go away. So, a month passed in hope of getting cured. I went back to physician and then he examined it again carefully and referred me to a proctologist. I saw my rectal surgeon the same day and she said its PILONIDAL CYST. This was the first time I heard the term and I had it for almost 5 years.
She set me up for the surgery immediately and I went back home. I started my search on this and came this website. I assure there is plethora of information in this website. I believe it is great tool for anyone going through different stages of pilonidal. So I read stories, forum, homepage info etc. I wasn’t sure what procedure I should choose. Before surgery, I went back to Surgeon to explain her what I learnt and ask her opinion. She was helpful in explaining and letting me decide what I am comfortable with. She suggest marsupialization and backed up with her experience of dealing these cysts.
I met with another surgeon, just for second perspective. He looked at my cyst and said that it was a good choice to go for surgery and let a proctologist do the job. Also bonus info, this general surgeon had pilonidal cyst himself when he was 18 and he removed it at the age of 29 by closed surgery. He said no reoccurrence after that and he looked like 50-55 years old. After meeting up with this general surgeon for advice and searching internet for hours, I went for surgery.
They prepared me for surgery by giving me local anesthesia and I don’t remember when the surgery got completed. I was laying on my back and woke up after 1 hour of the procedure. My roommate’s mom was there throughout the surgery and drove me back and took care for couple of days. Such a selfless lady.
So post op, I am changing my dressing everyday. FYI, I had cyst with no abysses, hence the cut or opening is small and is already 25% recovered after 4 days of surgery.
I just wanted to tell the people suffering with this. Please go out and get with a surgeon. This will not heal itself. I believe only half of the people having this condition visit pilonidal.org and only half of them write here or even less. Most of them do because they suffered a lot and seeking solution. If you wait till it is really painful to get fixed, that will be too late. You will be eventually alright but it will be a longer recovery time and more intricate procedure. That’s all I can tell from my experience and hopefully more people become aware of this and get early diagnosed.
It’s been 4 days only and I feel already better. Hopefully I will recover soon. Oh and during my internet search I read something like this from a gentleman who just had surgery; “I pray that all the fellow pilo mates get well soon and find a cure that suites them. This is the last or second to last time you’ll see me here, as in few weeks I will be back on track doing things I love. I will be somewhere in a forest or climbing a mountain or conquering the ocean or lifting heavy ass weights.” Chao!”