Well, another month on since my last post and I can’t say I’ve had any real problems. The wound seems to be a bit more comfortable now, and I can sit in most types of chair without it being too uncomfortable, which is a big bonus. Running and stretching still feels quite odd and I’m quite cautious about the wound, I haven’t played any sport or done anything particularly strenuous yet and to be honest I can’t think that it’s ever going to feel like I’ll forget about it. I’ve got a section of flesh from the z-plasty that’s pretty numb and apparently will probably stay like that for a long time, perhaps forever.
There’s a bit of the wound right in the crack of my bum which I can’t shave, in fact I don’t really know how you could remove hair from there unless it was done with wax or cream, both of which would have to be done by someone else, I’m not the sure the skin is strong enough for that yet so I’m just hoping that bit of hair won’t cause any problems, it’s right on the edge of the healed wound.
Apart from that, I do get the odd twinge of pain, and the pilonidal paranoia sets in, I’ve been concerned a few times that it’s started up again, but I’m pretty certain it’s just me, the general trend is that it’s feeling better all the time. I’m going to say it. I think it’s healed. There, I said it! At least for now, I think I’m pilonidal free for the first time in many years.
April 4, 2009 at 5:56 pm |
Hi Colin, how are things now? Hopefully all your problems are still in the past. If so, I imagine you must now be living life almost normally without having to think about the condition anymore. That’s the stage that I’m still aiming for. I had my eighth pilonidal operation a few weeks ago and it actually seems to have worked. I’m seeing my surgeon next Monday (only two days away) so I’m really hoping he’ll say something positive. Walking is still difficult though. I went to Ikea the other day and I’m only just recovering from all the tension it caused to the area! Maybe it was a bad idea. Was it the same for you after your last operation? On another note, I have made a lot of changes to my website recently, http://www.pilonidal.net. I was hoping you might add it to your links section as I’m not getting many visitors at the moment. If you have any advice or anything, please let me know. Thanks, and good luck with staying pilonidal free. Steven.
November 29, 2008 at 9:07 am |
I just found your site after doing some self diagnosis via the internet.
thank you for sharing your story.
I’m a 27 year old woman. 7 years ago, I felt a pain/pressure in my natal cleft. I asked my mother to lookat it for me. she told me that i had a trio of small black dots, rather like the blackheads one finds on one’s face, that traveled down the length of the cleft (just the upper bit, at the base of the tailbone).
i went to the doctor who was either a GP or an internist. either way, the doctor did not know how to diagnose the problem. however, she did squeeze the “dots” until they released fluid, and sent me on my way. i had no more pain and no more problems…until this week seven years later.
same exact symptoms. this time my sister took a picture for me, and i saw the black dots, just as before.
i do not have hair in this part of the cleft (well, at the most, very fine, light ones like peach fuzz). however, i am a graduate student and these past few weeks i’ve been chained to my sofa [a rather firm one] writing paper after paper on my laptop. do you think this could be the aggravating factor this time?
also, i am somewhat in crisis mode because my final exams are this coming week, and absolutely every waking minute must be spent preparing. i have no time to go to the doctor.
what do you suggest i do in the next few weeks before i have the chance to visit the doctor? the pain when i sit down is unpleasant but not terrible. but i am worried that merely sitting [gravity/pressure] will exacerbate. i might have to try laying on my stomach as i type my final term papers.
i take a shower twice a day, wash with anti-bacterial soap, wipe cleft with an antibcterial towelette, dry the cleft very carefully, and place a sterile gauze in the cleft so as to keep the buttocks from rubbing together too much.
any suggestions for what to do until i see doctor?
thank you. and congrats on surgery unfortunately, i think i will be afflicted with pilo paranoia now for the rest of my life!
September 26, 2008 at 12:19 pm |
YAY, glad to hear you’re doing so well!! WOOHOO!! I’m the same on the twinges, if I overdo it my scar hurts for a bit and pilo paranoia sets in!! Congrats on doing so well