[ARCHIVED THREAD] - pilonidal cyst (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 4/2/2012 4:54:39 AM EDT
This is my second go around with this thing. It's the most painful fucking thing I've ever had in my life outside of cutting off one of my fingers.  |
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Most -BUT NOT ALL- pilonidal cysts are in the "ass". 
barbers get them in their fingers Wait, wut?? For different reasons though. I assume that they get pieces of hair embedded under the skin. Pilonidal sinus is an acquired condition caused by penetration of hair fragments into the skin. The following chronic inflammatory response results in the formation of a sinus and later a cyst. More hairs then become entrapped within the established sinus [1]. Pilonidal sinus usually develops in the sacrococcygeal area or other hair-bearing areas [2]. It has also been described as an occupational hazard in barbers, especially when presented interdigitally [3]. Short customers' hairs that penetrate the supple interdigital skin of the hands produce barber's disease. So far, barber's hair sinus has mostly been reported to occur on the hands of male hairdressers [4].
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Most -BUT NOT ALL- pilonidal cysts are in the "ass".
barbers get them in their fingers Wait, wut?? For different reasons though. I assume that they get pieces of hair embedded under the skin. Pilonidal sinus is an acquired condition caused by penetration of hair fragments into the skin. The following chronic inflammatory response results in the formation of a sinus and later a cyst. More hairs then become entrapped within the established sinus [1]. Pilonidal sinus usually develops in the sacrococcygeal area or other hair-bearing areas [2]. It has also been described as an occupational hazard in barbers, especially when presented interdigitally [3]. Short customers' hairs that penetrate the supple interdigital skin of the hands produce barber's disease. So far, barber's hair sinus has mostly been reported to occur on the hands of male hairdressers [4]. Correct! |
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Quoted: Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. |
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Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. Did the doctor say anything about keeping them from reoccurring? Sounds like it might be hard to do in your job, if sitting does encourage the condition. Used to be called "jeep disease" a while back, iirc, from military people getting it from riding around a lot during, I think it was ww2. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. Did the doctor say anything about keeping them from reoccurring? Sounds like it might be hard to do in your job, if sitting does encourage the condition. Used to be called "jeep disease" a while back, iirc, from military people getting it from riding around a lot during, I think it was ww2. Not yet. I don't have my appointment for another couple of hours but since this is going to be the second time in less than a year I imagine we'll be discussing this. I am catching it earlier than I did last time. When I had it last summer it was at it's worse the day before we moved so I had to deal with that pain while packing/unpacking. Good thing I hired movers because I couldn't have done it myself. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. Did the doctor say anything about keeping them from reoccurring? Sounds like it might be hard to do in your job, if sitting does encourage the condition. Used to be called "jeep disease" a while back, iirc, from military people getting it from riding around a lot during, I think it was ww2. BTW your avatar cracks me up everytime I see it. |
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Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. really!?  i cant imagine trying to watch them, let alone loving them!Cysts, abscesses, and parasites (botworms FTW!) are absolutely fascinating. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't have been a wound care nurse. Visible infection is just so cool, especially the treatment and subsequent healing. Such big changes in the body. I enjoy cleaning things, anything, houses, instruments... and improving things. Maybe it comes from there. Or maybe I'm just a sicko. 
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Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. Did the doctor say anything about keeping them from reoccurring? Sounds like it might be hard to do in your job, if sitting does encourage the condition. Used to be called "jeep disease" a while back, iirc, from military people getting it from riding around a lot during, I think it was ww2. Not yet. I don't have my appointment for another couple of hours but since this is going to be the second time in less than a year I imagine we'll be discussing this. I am catching it earlier than I did last time. When I had it last summer it was at it's worse the day before we moved so I had to deal with that pain while packing/unpacking. Good thing I hired movers because I couldn't have done it myself. Glad you caught it early. Hope everything is easy and you heal up quick. Eta: glad you like the av. 
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This is my second go around with this thing. It's the most painful fucking thing I've ever had in my life outside of cutting off one of my fingers. Went through that in 1986. Had the first one removed, then a few more popped up. Ended up having a three-inch-long, one-inch-wide, down-to-the-bone chunk ripped out of my ass. Problem solved. Just make sure they treat the wound religiously so it closes completely and correctly. Mine still gives me some minor issues from time to time, but that's what happens when you go straight into basic training with the wound wide open... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. I'm a systems administrator so I would say about 50% of my time is sitting and rest is moving around to some degree. Not terribly overweight, I'm about 275 but I'm 6'5" so a little chunky. Did the doctor say anything about keeping them from reoccurring? Sounds like it might be hard to do in your job, if sitting does encourage the condition. Used to be called "jeep disease" a while back, iirc, from military people getting it from riding around a lot during, I think it was ww2. Not yet. I don't have my appointment for another couple of hours but since this is going to be the second time in less than a year I imagine we'll be discussing this. I am catching it earlier than I did last time. When I had it last summer it was at it's worse the day before we moved so I had to deal with that pain while packing/unpacking. Good thing I hired movers because I couldn't have done it myself. Glad you caught it early. Hope everything is easy and you heal up quick. |
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Quoted: Quoted: This is my second go around with this thing. It's the most painful fucking thing I've ever had in my life outside of cutting off one of my fingers. Went through that in 1986. Had the first one removed, then a few more popped up. Ended up having a three-inch-long, one-inch-wide, down-to-the-bone chunk ripped out of my ass. Problem solved. Just make sure they treat the wound religiously so it closes completely and correctly. Mine still gives me some minor issues from time to time, but that's what happens when you go straight into basic training with the wound wide open... It's the FINAL SOLUTION for your ass. Besides OP, you'll have a much smaller ass.
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Smells terrible if they are infected.
The last one I helped open up, the doc squirted the marcain a little to hard and it shot out of the cyst and squirted on me. I was standing about 8 feet away to avoid getting goo on me. After a shower and a fresh pair of scrubs, I was still mildly disturbed. The patient has very poor hygiene, so the combo of cyst cheese, pus, swamp ass, and body odor. Really didnt sit well with me. |
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This is my second go around with this thing. It's the most painful fucking thing I've ever had in my life outside of cutting off one of my fingers. Went through that in 1986. Had the first one removed, then a few more popped up. Ended up having a three-inch-long, one-inch-wide, down-to-the-bone chunk ripped out of my ass. Problem solved. Just make sure they treat the wound religiously so it closes completely and correctly. Mine still gives me some minor issues from time to time, but that's what happens when you go straight into basic training with the wound wide open... Yeah on my first one they just let the wound naturally close up on it's own. I ended up having another one within months. The 2nd doctor put a wick in there in order to let it drain completely before it healed up. That was over 11 years ago and I never had a repeat. So make sure they use a wick! |
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Sweet. My brother had one removed. Said the nurse had to leave the room when it started draining, doctor had to take a step back. Said you could taste the smell. One of his prouder moments I believe. 
That's just nasty. payback for your music thread you bastard. Cyst pics sent via IM.
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Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. really!? i cant imagine trying to watch them, let alone loving them!Cysts, abscesses, and parasites (botworms FTW!) are absolutely fascinating. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't have been a wound care nurse. Visible infection is just so cool, especially the treatment and subsequent healing. Such big changes in the body. I enjoy cleaning things, anything, houses, instruments... and improving things. Maybe it comes from there. Or maybe I'm just a sicko. Those botfly things are nasty.I wonder how a person could not know that there is a maggot munching away under their skin. |
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Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. really!? i cant imagine trying to watch them, let alone loving them!Cysts, abscesses, and parasites (botworms FTW!) are absolutely fascinating. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't have been a wound care nurse. Visible infection is just so cool, especially the treatment and subsequent healing. Such big changes in the body. I enjoy cleaning things, anything, houses, instruments... and improving things. Maybe it comes from there. Or maybe I'm just a sicko. Those botfly things are nasty.I wonder how a person could not know that there is a maggot munching away under their skin. I don't know, but I imagine it releases pain killers, much in the same way biting insects and vampire bats do. If it hurt, the host would scratch at it and kill the larva, so I'm sure something's evolved to prevent that. Check out the little hook spicule hair thingies that keep them in there: 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Are you overweight? I find these things fascinating. I love the videos on YouTube. really!? i cant imagine trying to watch them, let alone loving them!Cysts, abscesses, and parasites (botworms FTW!) are absolutely fascinating. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't have been a wound care nurse. Visible infection is just so cool, especially the treatment and subsequent healing. Such big changes in the body. I enjoy cleaning things, anything, houses, instruments... and improving things. Maybe it comes from there. Or maybe I'm just a sicko. Know what wick is? ETA: Here's one. It's graphic so be warned. |
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I feel your pain I had one a few years ago they lanced it and I haven't had one since. I think they can do Somthing surgically to remove the pocket. All I remember was holding on to the bed rails for dear life as they lanced it and sqeezed out all the puss Fucking hurt like hell. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I had one... Tried to fight it with conservative means (lancing, silver nitrate, antibiotics, etc...) After a year of doing that, it became clear that surgical intervention was the best option. Surgeon went ahead and closed mine up. It took a looooong time to heal up properly and I had granulation tissue still over a year after the surgery. It finally healed. OP, you probably need to keep the area clean and not sit as much. More showers and less ARFCOM! |