Pilonidal Cyst

So I got two pictures for you.

The first is the picture from the doctor in the office. You can see the remnants of the cauterized "proud flesh".



The second is the day after. Most of the dead tissue has sloughed off.

Went to see the doc again this morning. He said the wound looks great, for starters. He also said that I am growing some "proud flesh", which he described as scar tissue that we don't particularly want. He said that it is a result of the dry dressing and is very common. He then proceeded to use some silver nitrate sticks to burn off the "proud flesh". Surprisingly enough, this did not hurt much at all. A little sting, but that's it. He took some pictures and will email them to me soon. I'll post them as soon as I get them. He said that the "proud flesh" will undoubtedly recur and he'll treat them the same way.

Another appointment in two weeks.

Google up "proud flesh pilonidal excision" and you'll find some interesting stuff.

Hey, all. Sorry I haven't updated this in a while, but there hasn't been much to report.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday, November 2nd for a 2-week checkup. The pimples are going away, but my fair skin makes this process take a while. He said the wound looks great. He instructed me to stop using saline for the dressing - I should go with dry gauze for the pieces that go into the wound. Also, I can stop using the ABDs (the larger dressings). This makes Lisa extremely happy, since I can now dress the wound myself in the mornings and I do not have to wake her up. The doctor also said that I have about a month left. Yay!

In other news, my digital camera broke. I can only take pictures with the timer. Here's a shot of the wound as it looks now. You can sort of see that the wound depth is getting smaller. You can see that wound is definitely "beefy red", too.