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Old 12-17-2006, 06:08 PM   #1
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Anybody here who ever had a pilonidal sinus?

Is it true that dermatologists are unable to diagnose a PS and
cannot be trusted in their judgement? I read this on the internet and this worries me quite a lot. Because the problem
is that I have 2 spots in the crack which one time became thick
like a pimple and then vanished a few days later. One of the spots
itched and it kind of reacted to being touched or scratched. Every
time when I seeked it and touched it or slightly scratched it
because it also itched a bit it seemed to "react" and it become
more elevated comparable to a bee-sting which itches and when you
scratch it it becomes more elevated. Is this typical for a PS?
And the other bump which I had also became thick like the first one
and looked like a pimple and also bled a bit and then I went to the
dermatologist and the first one said it's a PS. Then I went to a
professor of dermatology 2 days later on showed it to him and he
said it's not a PS. And then I went to a third dermatologist and he
also said it's not a PS but he offered me to cut it out if it
bothers me.
But if it's not a PS then what is it? Both spots are still
elevated, I can still feel that something is there when I stretch
the skin and run the finger over it. This really worries me. If
this isn't a PS then what is it? Or what if these 2 things are PS
and from the outside you simply don't see them? Now I'm concerned
again especially now where I read that dermatologists aren't to be
trusted.

 
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Re: Anybody here who ever had a pilonidal sinus?

I have a pilonidal sinus or cyst. Mine only flares up occasionally. When it does, it does itch a great deal. Mine hasn't bothered me in quite a while. Just try and keep the area clean. I almost had mine removed once but I'm glad I didn't as it really hasn't been a problem in some time. Any surgery you can avoid is good. If yours continues to bother you, I would go and see a colorectal doctor to have it looked at. I think I read in a pilonidal brochure at my colorectal doctor's office that the older you get the less it will bother you. Hope this helps.

 
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Re: Anybody here who ever had a pilonidal sinus?

Thanks. But these things can also become larger under the skin. I think if I knew I had one I would get it removed.

 
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Re: Anybody here who ever had a pilonidal sinus?

I just had surgery for this on Nov21 and I am still trying to get it to heal. The doc did a closed surgery meaning he stitched it up. I am having problems with it healing. It looks like it opened up and it is draining a lot. I have been dealing with this for about 2 years and probably went to about 5 doctors before I was referred to surgeon who knew exactly what it was. The other doctors kept telling me it was a Hemhroid(sorry if I spelled that wrong) and the second to last one thought it was a fistula and even gave me a colonoscopy. My point is that you need to go to the right doctor to get this diagnosed and treated. They all have thier specialties. You need to go to a colon/rectal surgeon. If you can't find one in your area then a general surgeon. That's what I went too.

 
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Re: Anybody here who ever had a pilonidal sinus?

I just had surgery for this on Nov21 and I am still trying to get it to heal. The doc did a closed surgery meaning he stitched it up. I am having problems with it healing. It looks like it opened up and it is draining a lot. I have been dealing with this for about 2 years and probably went to about 5 doctors before I was referred to surgeon who knew exactly what it was. The other doctors kept telling me it was a Hemhroid(sorry if I spelled that wrong) and the second to last one thought it was a fistula and even gave me a colonoscopy. My point is that you need to go to the right doctor to get this diagnosed and treated. They all have thier specialties. You need to go to a colon/rectal surgeon. If you can't find one in your area then a general surgeon. That's what I went too.

 
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