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  1. Pilonidal Sinus excision experience & problems since operation.

    I had my operation to excise my Pilonidal Sinus on February 12th and so far have had to go through the daily dressing & packings with no problems. The wound was ....

  2. PILONIDAL SINUS - A MIRACLE CALLED PICO!!!

    If you suffer from this disease and have had or going to have surgery please ask your surgeon about a dressing called a Pico.

    A Pico is a new thing for wound ....

  3. Archive for Experience of Pilonidal Sinus from 2005

    I had a pilonidal sinus 8 months ago. The pain was severe so I took myself straight to A&E as i thought i had a problem with my lower spine. I was given emergancy ....

  4. Mental fortitude finally breaking

    I got my pilonidal sinus when i was 16 years old ( 3 years ago), I went for a number 2 and blood ran down into the toilet, panicked i went to the doctor with my ....

  5. Pilonidal Sinus/Cyst Fibrin Glue Operation

    Hi,

    Thought I would post my experience, I have had a pionidal sinus for the past six years, not known though until around 10 months ago when it actually burst ....

  6. pilonidal cyst

    I need some help in UK. My daughter has been in Afghanistan for over one year working for a non-profit. She has been diagnosed at a clinic with pilonidal cyst. ....

  7. Pilonidal Sinus problem please help!

    Hi, I had my first operation about a month ago to sort an this ongoing problem. The surgeon said the operation was a success an was able to close the wound with ....

  8. Pilonidal Sinus - TRY THIS BEFORE SURGERY!

    I first found the lump on my coccyx in 2003, just after I had arrived at university. I had lived a pretty unhealthy life for a good few years, drinking a lot of ....

  9. 7 year recovery.....still on-going

    i went in for my first op about 7 years ago......i went through about 4-5 operations in between......a few months ago i had to get a skin graph on my wound.......this ....

  10. Why is this condition so hard to treat?

    I originally had my surgery for a pilonidial synus when I was 19, . I had a massive wound and was seen at home by nurses daily, then in 2009 I had one more infection ....

  11. Pilonidal Sinus

    I have had 9 operations in total in the last 18 months on my Pilonidal Sinus I am 19 years old and to make matters worse I woke up yesterday with horrendous pain ....

  12. Pilonidal Sinus not healing

    Hello there, I'm a 21 year old male who had a Pilonidal Sinus excision on the 12th December.

    The wound was original stitched up, but when they were due to be ....

  13. Pilonidul sinus not healing help

    Hi guys im a 18 year old male and i had my pilonidal sinus operation in september 2011. After 3 weeks most of my wound at the top had healed and the stiches were ....

  14. Pilonidal Sinus 6 months on

    I had a Pilonidal Sinus operation done in April 2011 and still having daily dressing as wound still leaks a lot. Also getting a lot of pain from the wound more now ....

  15. New to pilonidal sinus! (And this forum)

    [color=blue:31b2260e12]Hey, I'm new to this forum, and to the damn awful pilonidal sinus, so any tips etc would be great :D

    I was admitted to hospital on 10.11.11 ....

  16. Hi:) Test, just a test u9

    This is a fantastic piece, I discovered your site browsing aol for a similar topic and came to this. I couldnt find to much other details on this article, so it ....

  17. Ouch!

    Hi I feel your pain however I got my first op when I was only 13. It's painful and I have to lie that I'm getting surgery on my lower back and not my butt. I'm turning ....

  18. Phew I'm Healed at Last - VAC Therapy is the way forward!

    I truly understand what you are all going through :cry:

    I would like to tell you my story and I strongly believe that VAC (vacuum assisted closure) Therapy was ....

  19. 2nd Operation - Karydakis...month after with a small opening

    Hi everyone, I am so glad to have found this forum as this is such a depressing problem to have! I am 22 and have recently had my 2nd operation. I went to the doctors ....

  20. has never healed from surgery!!!!!

    hi thaught id let you know about my experience, i had my first opperation in november 2008 and was told it would heal with in 7-8 weeks but it never, had second ....

  21. Help is this a pilonidal sinus?

    Hello can anyone help. I have a large lump at the top of where my buttocks and back start. (Sort of between my cheeks but right at the top).

    It isn't sore but ....

  22. My Pilonidal Sinus experience

    I recently noticed a tiny bump under the skin at the top of my natal cleft and i thought it was just a spot, so i applied some antiseptic cream (savlon) to the area ....

  23. help?!

    well had a PS last new year went to hospital got it lanced and packed everyday etc healing was going on and off, and literally tonight started to get an ache in ....

  24. primary closure

    hi fellow sinus sufferers!

    I have had PS for ten years but never realised what it was! it didn't bother me at all. i asked my gp about it and i was shocked to ....

  25. healed at last

    I have posted a few times here and just want to give my update. After 14 months I have finally finished dressing and trips to the nurse. They insist they can so ....

  26. My experience

    Hi everyone im a 17 year old healthy young lady, i want to tell you all about my experience with the pilonidal sinus, i had had this small whole at the top of my ....

  27. My sons first attack

    Can anyone please advise me, my 13 year old son was diagnosed with this condition a few days ago, he had pain before in the coccyx area and we thought he must of ....

  28. help!whats going on!?

    hey smile

    after a nice wee holiday i was experiencing severe pain just at the bottom of my back , couldnt move and was really sick , i got an emergency appointment ....

  29. Pilonidal sinus

    i had this polm for some years now i had so meney op on it i cant go on i had bout 50 op on it so far it very pain full i had one op and i was off work for one ....

  30. pilonidal sinus: please help

    Hi I have just been diagnosed with pilonidal sinus. my dr was not very helpful and when i asked him about this he told me to go and read the print out he gave me. ....

  31. Recommendations for UK Based Pilonidal Specialist Surgeons

    Hi,

    Can anyone recommend any UK based Pilonidal Specialist Surgeons (Private or NHS) who specialise in chronic cases? I live in Dubai and I have had 2 major operations ....

  32. how to sit

    i will be going for op soon and was wondering how long will the healing take place and how will i sit... i mean the positions... i cant imagine my life without sitting ....

  33. its pilonidal or coccygeal sinus in my case?

    Hey, i had a coccyx pain since april 2008, and had a minor operation,because doctor miss diagonised it to be a fissure. but i again get one absys on my right glutal ....

  34. had pilonidal surgery 18 months ago still not healed

    hey i had surgery 20months ago open wound , since then i seen so many surgeons to get to the bottom of this,

    they keep tellin me it looks fine dont worry it ....

  35. I am getting PS repeatedly- twice a year- pls help!!!

    i had my 1st PS abcess in 2008 MAY. i went to the doc and he gave me antibiotics and it went down. again in November 2008 it occurred. i went to the doc and it was ....

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