r/pilonidalcyst

Hello,

So next week I’m having the cleft lift surgery. How did you guys feel the day after? My husband has to work the next day until 2:30. How much help did you all need the next day? I’m debating whether or not I should ask my mom to come over and stay with me until my husband gets home.
Any tips are appreciated! Thank you!

hi all. i’m not my sure if this is a pilonidal cyst however someone on a different reddit post told me it sounds like it. two days ago i had sex with someone who i’ve had intercourse with many times. however this time about a day after sex i felt a slight discomfort near my rear end. fastfowards to now, i’m in so much pain down there. there’s a bump and it feels extremely sore, even when i walk or sit. i’m genuinely confused because there was no action that took place down there (if you get what i’m saying). but it’s painful and uncomfortable.. i really don’t know what‘s going on.

I've been living with my pilonidal cyst for some years now, as I dislike operations. Anyway, today after my morning bath and getting dressed, I felt my pants were a little wet. When I checked the area, it was exactly where my cyst is. There was some liquid, very light pink, almost transparent. It seems like it drained itself after so many years. I don't feel any pain or any symptoms in general. I just want to ask how I should clean it. Can I work out today?

Basically wondering if taking xanax helps with the paid of the needle and injection. The pain has traumatized me and I am hoping something can help before having it done.

I have PC that doesn't really cause too much pain in day-to-day life so I've been ignoring it, but I was thinking of getting a cleft lift in the summer break. I can easily sit for long stretches everyday, no problems so far. I am in college so we will have midterms in early Oct. I read reviews of Mehli A Nazir saying that patients were advised to sit for no longer than 1h even after 4 months, which is unacceptable for me. What should I do in this case?

Hey people! Im 38M and ive had two previous surgeries for my PD. I recently went and seen a specialist here in MI, and she recommended i contact Evergreen surgical out of Wisconsin to see if i qualify for the cleft lift surgery. And i heard back yesterday that i do qualify. So if anyone has been to Evergreen please share with me your experience. The woman said that Dr. Immerman and Dr. Daniels reviewed my case so i imagine one of them would perform the surgery? Still not totally sure.

My first cyst appeared in April 2022 and by July 2022 i had my first surgery (with laser). The surgery was a complete failure and my cyst reopened 3 months later. I visited my doctor who blamed everyone and everything and refused to admit that i needed a surgery again, so i decided to switch doctors. I went around 2 or 3 doctors trying to find out what the next step is, but everyone refused to do surgery and advised me to return to my original doctor. I didn’t want to because his attitude in general was very insulting and i was overall disappointed so i kept searching. Some other doctors i visited blamed my weight (i was overweight because exercising made my cyst bleed and hurt even more and i was scared im damaging it further) so i lost the weight but my cyst became even worse and it was now bleeding every day. I’ve been gaining and losing weight for 4 years now and my back was always covered in bandages (at least 5, i felt like i was packing a present every time). Today finally found a doctor who accepted to do my surgery but i’ll have to wait until november since i can’t afford to stop my job at this moment. My past experience with doctors and the failure of my last surgery affect me a lot and even though i want to be optimistic i can’t because im scared this will fail too but a part of me hopes this will be the end finally.

Hi everyone, I’ll try to keep this brief. About six months ago, a pilonidal cyst formed just underneath my tailbone on the inner part of my left cheek. It was close to the surface of the skin and caused no pain whatsoever. I was prescribed antibiotics and was initially diagnosed with a perianal cyst. After about a week and a half on the antibiotics, it went away completely. After that, I started shaving the area and cleaning it thoroughly to help prevent it from returning.

Unfortunately, I stopped shaving for a while, and about a month ago I noticed another cyst had formed in the exact same location. Again, it was completely painless, under the skin, and otherwise asymptomatic. I was promptly referred to a general surgeon, who re-diagnosed it as a pilonidal cyst based on the location and the fact that my tailbone is apparently unusually long (lol).

While waiting for the appointment, I decided to shave the area again, apply warm compresses, and avoid taking antibiotics to see how it would develop. This was over the course of several weeks prior to the appointment. As of today, I’ve noticed that it has essentially disappeared on its own. My general surgeon wants to perform a pilonidal sinus excision to remove the cyst, but again it has essentially disappeared and he even had trouble locating it.

I’m looking for advice on how to proceed. I leave for an exchange program in July and will be gone for about a year, so I’m worried it may come back, especially since I understand these things can recur. Given that it has been asymptomatic and seems to have resolved on its own, would keeping the area clean and shaved be enough to help prevent future flare-ups? Or would surgery still be recommended at this point? Thank you for any advice.

Any advice/experiences?

I'm just really frustrated and scared..

The open wound surgery genuinely sounds absolutely terrifying but I'm also worried about the cleft lift since I did see some horror stories on here.

Hello, I am a 21 year-old female and I'm thinking about getting a pilonidal surgery and I'm thinking about getting the cleft lift with Dr. Wadie. I have looked over my options and this just seems like the one that would be right for me. I'm not even in a lot of pain. I just don't want it to come back like I wanna be done with it. My biggest concern is the scar. I even emailed Dr. Wade and he sent me before and after pictures, but it was mostly men I was wondering if there's any girls on here that would be willing to share their results with me you could even privately DM me or just put it in the comment down below. I'm just so scared. I don't really wanna lose my butt. I love my butt. I think it's one of my better assets. I have a boyfriend and we've been dating for like four months and I'm just concerned because I don't want him to see it and get icked out or anything. I know its a major surgery but it feels like the only successful option. I wish i didnt have to pick between losing my butt or my cyst😂

Hi guys, sorry for my english
I had surgery five years ago, once in 2020, and then again in 2021 due to a relapse. The issue is that even after all these years, the scar keeps reopening, the wound fails to stay closed. It has never remained closed for more than one or two months. Sometimes it's just a small hole, while other times it's a larger hole that bleeds, and it always causes me problems. Over the years, I’ve seen different surgeons and doctors, but they always just tell me, 'The problem is your skin, it’s a sensitive area, it happens”, because the cyst is no longer there, it’s a scar problem. I’m honestly exhausted because this is stopping me from doing so many things. I just want to know if there is a solution

I (20F) have a pilonidal cyst and this has genuinely been the worst week of my entire life.

Starting Monday I've had insanely bad pains in my tailbone area, it was genuinely just unbearable. At first I assumed that it was an inflamed nerve or something like that and that it would go away on its own. Fast forward to Saturday I noticed a tiny puss filled bump and another bigger bump right above it. I told my mom that I need to go to the doctor and she made an appointment (soonest available was for Wednesday)

The next day I noticed that the small, puss filled bump had turned blueish and the pain was still insanely unbearable so I had my mom take me to the ER first thing in the morning.

They confirmed that it's a pilonidal cyst and sent me to a different hospital for surgery. I checked in and then waited for the Doctor to come with me. While I was waiting in the waiting room the cyst suddenly popped..

After the doctor finally came to see me he cut open the cyst further to allow more pus to drain out

Having him cut and squeeze it was genuinely the most painful experience of my life. Despite local numbing it was still absolutely excruciating. I still cry just thinking about it...

They signed me up for surgery today at 8am, I showed up and they told me that the surgery plan is full for today.

The doctor then gave me the option to come back the next few days and get surgery then or to wait until next Tuesday, take antibiotics and wash out the wound daily so the infection goes down and they can try the method of closed healing after surgery.

I decided to wait till Tuesday because I'm just absolutely terrified of the open wound healing process.

I'm not sure if it was the right decision tho since closing the wound is more risky and all that. I gotta say since I had the pus drained it barely hurts, the cut does hurt and feel uncomfortable but not nearly as bad as the pain I was in before (which was probably from all the pressure)

But yeah I'm really sorry for the rant and all that. I'm just so insanely frustrated and scared and I just can't stop crying. How do you guys cope with this?

Did I make the right decision?

Hello, im mostly coming her for support and advice. Hi im F(19) and I have something i and my partner think is a pilonial cyst or abcess or sinus idk terminology. Basically about 4-5 days ago mabye a week at most at the base of my tailbone started to get uncomfortable to sit on and then my bf noticed 2 small little dots that kinda looked like black heads about an inch above the part that was sore. Well know its 3 big dots and its really annoying to sit down. It doesn't necessarily hurt its just idk aggravating? I've been doing warm bath soaks and trying to keep it clean only wearing cotton and doing warm compresses. Today my bf did a hot compress and it looks like the holes got a tiny bit bigger and but it still like a 2/10 on the pain scale. I've been smoking weed for discomfort relief and I plan on scheduling a dr appointment tomorrow when everything is open. Any advice on how to lower swelling or ways to properly lay without adding unnecessary pressure?