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Having surgery in a month

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meg1995
meg1995

Hey! I've suffered with these cysts for about a year now. Antibiotics after antibiotics never worked for me they just kept coming back. The doctors finally got me at the hospital and I'm finally having surgery in a month. But 2 days ago I got all the signs and I can feel it building up AGAIN. Will o still be able to have surgery and Can anyone give me some tips and let me know what surgery is like? Just to put my mind at rest! Thankyou!!

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  • jason23956
    jason23956 meg1995

    Posted

    I have had 3 operations and trust me its better to have the operation ... such a relief of pain like you wouldnt believe.. i hope your op works first time four years after my op i think i have another coming back
    • meg1995
      meg1995 jason23956

      Posted

      I'm hoping it works out too! Never had any surgery or anything so I'm really nervous! Did they put you to sleep?

    • jason23956
      jason23956 meg1995

      Posted

      Yes oh I wouldn't of stayed awake while they where doing that lol

    • danielnortheast
      danielnortheast jason23956

      Posted

      What type of surgery did you have mate .. with u thinking it's coming back..

      I was just cut from top of bum crack down to actual bum 12 cms and dug out lol... took about 12 month to fully heal .. I've just got back to normal lifeish

      January 7th last year I got my op

    • meg1995
      meg1995 danielnortheast

      Posted

      I haven't had any surgery yet. My pre op is on the 17th Aug and then my operation is on the 5th September.

    • danielnortheast
      danielnortheast meg1995

      Posted

      Yeah I read that matey, I was asking Jason what surgery he's had done for him thinking it's coming back..

      What surgery procedure are u having done Meg?..

    • danielnortheast
      danielnortheast meg1995

      Posted

      No need to apologise lol.. but yeah I literaly got cut straight down.. and stitched.. 12cms from bottom of back to actual bum.. was a nightmare as stitches didn't work.. had to be cut back open 2 month later and layed open for the nurses to pack me daily.. I will refuse surgery if it ever came back because it took too much out of me .. mental wise.. 12 to 14 month to fully heal nice.. it's a nightmare to heal cos bum crevis is a hot and sweaty place for some were to heal.. this problem is undercooked by the NHS I think.. it's a lot more serious then they think.. impacts the person massively physicly and mentally and they treat u as though " get over it, it's only the flu " type of attitude

      Good luck and hope it heals asap

    • meg1995
      meg1995 danielnortheast

      Posted

      I'm just worried about my job! I'm a personal shopper so I'm constantly running around as its so fast paced and I don't think work realise that it could take a while to heal

    • danielnortheast
      danielnortheast meg1995

      Posted

      Oh yeah this isn't something ur back to work in a month type of surgery

      But I guess it depends what surgery they do on u how deep they cut u etc.. that will all make the healing time depend on.. they could stitch u and it might work and u heal half as quick as others.. fingers crossed all goes smoothly and we'll

  • kimberly59704
    kimberly59704 meg1995

    Posted

    Don't do it. That's my tip. Nothing will be gained by them cutting it,and it will come back. You will build up scar tissue, and then it will be harder for it to open up on it's own. When you feel it filling up, put warn wash cloths, or heating pad on it to bring it to where it's  ready to open,then have a family member push on it to get all the junk out. You will have much needed relief. Put Icthammol ointment on a bandaid and put it on cyst. It's a drawing salve, and will help draw the junk out. when it is full, make sure someone push's on it,and get's all the stuff out, then ointment. Cancel surgery.

  • jason23956
    jason23956 meg1995

    Posted

    To be honest im not sure .. each time i had one  it was supposed to be just lanced .. but each time i have woken up after i had to hear them tell me they had to cut all of it out and that it had tunneled to the lower spine. and that that is where the BIG danger is. after the operation id recomend lazer hair removal

     

    • danielnortheast
      danielnortheast jason23956

      Posted

      Oh right I get ya.. were have they cut u.. on your back? Myn was like bum crevis.. horrid man lol worst Time of me life it was

      Pray to god I never get one of them again

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