Hey i live in Canada, I'm a male of 20 years old i had my surgery about 2 and a half weeks ago on JULY 18 2012.... I visited the surgeon a few days ago and he said it looked great and that it was a very good looking incision. A day or two after I visited him I checked my incision out and it was bleeding almost every time I went to the washroom for number 2. A few times I went to the washroom it did not bleed, but it was not excessive blood either it was a fairly small amount. I am quite worried because now that i look back there at my incision the stitches near the top where the main cyst was it looks okay and looks like it is healing well, but lower towards my rectal area it looks like it is cut a bit and maybe the stitches are opening up or something. I am not sure and am worried so if you guys can help me with this and let me know if it is normal please do so. Unfortunately out of my luck my surgeon is on vacation til the 28th of august so I am not able to see him. PLEASE get back to me thanks!
I had the closed stitched surgery back in December 2011. I experienced the same thing you are going through now. The incision line healed nicely up top, but down below towards my anus it opened up and bled a good bit, especially when going number 2. My surgeon and doctor told me this was normal and that it would heal in time. I suspect it did heal up to some extent, but only a few months later the wound opened up and discharged a clearish-reddish substance almost constantly. Because I had moved, I saw a different surgeon and he told me that the cyst had recurred and I needed another surgery. He recommended the open surgery. After going through two closed surgeries already, I decided to come to this website and do extensive research about pilonidal disease and why it does not heal correctly. Long story short, I found out about a procedure called the 'cleft lift' that has a 100% success rate. The treatment will reshape your cleft (butt crack) in that it makes it shallower which allows oxygen to get to the wound and aid in healing. The surgery was invented and pioneered by the Bascoms, a father son duo in Eugene, Oregon. I actually have a surgery scheduled with Dr. Bascom this week in which he will be performing the cleft lift for me. I want to note that I have been through 2 closed excision surgeries which have both failed to resolve the issue. Also, because of these two surgeries, the recurring cyst comes back lower on the cleft nearer the anus, thus making wounds left from future surgeries harder to heal. You are fresh out of surgery and maybe your wound will close. Be sure to keep it clean and try not to allow hairs to get into it. Maybe you should keep a gauze pad in your wound so that debris will not enter into it. If, and god forbid, your wound does not heal and you require another surgery then here are some links for you: Cleft lift information: http://www.pilonidal.org/_assets/pdf/bascom_cleft_lift.pdf http://www.pilonidal.org/_assets/pdf/bascom.pdf http://nwsurgicalspecialists.com/files/utility of the cleft lift.pdf List of surgeons (USA and non-USA) and whether or not they perform cleft lift: http://www.pilonidal.org/_assets/pdf/db_md_pdf/PiloMDs_USA_7_2012.pdf http://www.pilonidal.org/_assets/pdf/db_md_pdf/PiloMDs_NON-USA_7_2012.pdf Since your story is familiar to mine, please read my story: http://www.pilonidal.org/xfforums/index.php?threads/my-ongoing-pilonidal-battle.8814/ I hope your wound heals and you do not need another surgery. If it doesn't heal after a while, I advise you to seek treatment from the cleft lift procedure. Many doctors and surgeons are not knowledgeable of the cleft lift since it's a fairly new procedure, so it's best to seek advise from surgeons who regularly perform them. I will be posting my operation experience on this site shortly after I return from surgery. Good luck.
it has been over a month and about 10 minutes ago i went to the washroom and sat down on the toilet and i touched my incision a bit and there was quite a bit of blood, some of it fell in the toilet the rest i whiped off. My incision seems like it looks okay but it is sometimes a little wet and pinkish puss comes out here and there. Should i be worried? i am seeing the surgeon on monday .
That sounds like the fluid that builds up inside your body after surgery, I had that come out when my stitch popped. I wouldn't be worried but would take it easy . Good luck monday
The surgeon put some silver nitrate on it and now the area is black/ grayish.... It doesnt hurt much but there is still some greyish pinkish fluid and sometimes some blood when i sit on the toilet... does any1 have any tips on keeping the wound clean after the nitrate, it seems to be getting my boxers dirty.
If you are asking how to keep the wound clean I would say just a mild soap and water and pat the area dry. If you are asking how to keep your boxers clean I don't know any other way than using gauze to cover where the drainage is coming from. We have used 4x4 gauze pads either folded or rolled. Depending on where the drainage is coming from the gauze may hold in place on it's own say if it's in the crack. If it doesn't you may have to use mdical tape to hold it in place. Obviously, the amount of drainage will determine how often you have to change the gauze.
