Hello,
Brief history as I've not posted here for a while.
Had first surgery about 1.5 years ago to remove pilonidal sinus. Wound almost closed but not quite. Had a second surgery about 3-4 months on from the first to close it.
The wound still hasn't closed despite these two surgeries, numerous strategies such as honey dressings, promogram, packing, silver nitrate etc. For a little while I was seeing a tissue viability nurse but she retired and now there is nothing similar being offered in my areas. I've essentially been left with a wound about 2cm x 1cm and 1cm deep. Not big but it still discharges and hasn't changed for months.
I've suffered massively with my mental health, not helped by covid/lockdown of course. I've been hugely depressed on and off in cycles, mainly because I feel there is no end in sight. I've not done sport for all this time and that was my main social interaction/fitness that I'd do 2-3 times per week.
The latest is that a referral has been sent off for plastic surgery to see if there's anything they can do. But who is to say that it once again won't heal as it is supposed to? Also, of course with covid, everything is at a standstill so who knows when I'll hear back about that.
I just feel totally abandoned. My surgeon has been very disappointing and has now discharged me from his care because I was seeing a colleague of his (who was seeing people face to face during lockdown).
I just feel like life is over at the moment. I'm single, 30, stressed and depressed.
Brief history as I've not posted here for a while.
Had first surgery about 1.5 years ago to remove pilonidal sinus. Wound almost closed but not quite. Had a second surgery about 3-4 months on from the first to close it.
The wound still hasn't closed despite these two surgeries, numerous strategies such as honey dressings, promogram, packing, silver nitrate etc. For a little while I was seeing a tissue viability nurse but she retired and now there is nothing similar being offered in my areas. I've essentially been left with a wound about 2cm x 1cm and 1cm deep. Not big but it still discharges and hasn't changed for months.
I've suffered massively with my mental health, not helped by covid/lockdown of course. I've been hugely depressed on and off in cycles, mainly because I feel there is no end in sight. I've not done sport for all this time and that was my main social interaction/fitness that I'd do 2-3 times per week.
The latest is that a referral has been sent off for plastic surgery to see if there's anything they can do. But who is to say that it once again won't heal as it is supposed to? Also, of course with covid, everything is at a standstill so who knows when I'll hear back about that.
I just feel totally abandoned. My surgeon has been very disappointing and has now discharged me from his care because I was seeing a colleague of his (who was seeing people face to face during lockdown).
I just feel like life is over at the moment. I'm single, 30, stressed and depressed.