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[McGee]

Today is a good day

I have had a couple of operations over the last month on the small of my back (I wont go in to a lot of detail but I was left with a hole so big I could fit my hand in it)

I was told the other day that I could sit down again (for short periods of time) and leave the house

So after a few battery problems I got the car started and went out for a drive. It's amazing how much you can miss driving.

So the best news is I can drive to the doctors for my daily dressing change rather than walk

The next turning point in my recovery is when I am able to go down the pub

Cheers

[meemawuk]

well done mate!!

[mmorgan88]

good on ya mate must be a good feeling!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cloud Strife]

Sounds like somthing pretty serious! Glad your recovering well though

[ooral]

Sounds like something I had 18 months ago, did you get the really good painkillers?

[McGee]

Thanks guys, it feels great to just get back in the car again oh and leave the house of course

Sounds like somthing pretty serious! Glad your recovering well though

Cheers dude, nothing major but the first op went wrong, and I had to go back for another to sort out an infection and a huge blood clot (the clot was that big it split my stitches )

Sounds like something I had 18 months ago, did you get the really good painkillers?

All they gave me was codeine phosphate didn't do anything, i was most annoyed

[andyhardy]

Ouch mate, was it a pilonidal sinus?

I've seen pictures of people who've had the op to remove them and it's not pretty!

Hope it mends well and doesn't take too much time

Andy

[FiL_FeZ]

sorry to hear mate but glad ur recovering

but my question is if u cant go out how is ur post count not sky high? lol

[nick050]

sorry to hear mate but glad [ERRR] recovering

but my question is if u cant go out how is [ERRR] post count not sky high? lol

he also said he aint alowed to sit down for very long

good to hear your recovering m8 and good to hear you can get back on the road

[McGee]

Ouch mate, was it a pilonidal sinus?

Give that man a banana it was pilonidal sinus.


Most of the nurses I have seen have said it's the biggest they have seen (one said on a scale of 1 to 10 it was an 11)

As Nick said I can't sit for long but up untill the other day I couldn't sit at all.

So with a little help from a 3 metre VGA lead and my wireless keyboard and mouse I can use the net

Hopefuly be back to rights in a couple of months.

The worst part is I haven't been able to work for 10 months now and I have lost my business (thank you NHS waiting list)

But on the flip side I have been able to devote more time to the world of Photoshop

[xx leanne xx]

sounds like youve been through it a bit, glad your getting better

[McGee]

Thanks for all your comments people

Was going to post the picture of it but thought it may be a bit much for some........so here's a link

**WARNING:- CONTAINS NASTYNESS**

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/ ... lwound.jpg

That was what it was like before it went wrong.

i have a couple of photos of it after the second operation that are in my medical records, so once I got the scanner working I will post them up.

Cheers

[DaveZetec]

JESUS H CHRIST

I'm not sqeamish but bloody hell man!

Glad to hear you're on the mend!

Dave

[meemawuk]

holy s**t that looks sore!! glad to know ur gettin better

[Deca]

Umm.......nice arse?

[RIDDLERYDA]

what the hell is a pilonidal sinus? when the picture loaded a girl at work walked past, saw it and nearly puked. that really looks saw tho hope ya get well soon.

[Ghost]

mate, that looks sore, and i aint taking anything away from the operation youve had but.........................it looks like youve had you arse ripped by 'something large'

sorry

[McGee]

:aaah: what the hell is a pilonidal sinus?

The doctor said it's when a hair becomes in-grown and causes an infection which in turn
develops into an abcess the grows a bit then becomes a sinus (which is when it discharges itself)

The only way to deal with it is to cut it out

The picture above was after operation number 3

I will sort out the pictures after operation number 4 but be warned they are a lot worse

[McGee]

As promised

Picture of my back after operation number 4.

**WARNING** If you thought the first one was bad then I advise you don't click the link

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/ ... ee/Op4.jpg

Cheers

[andyhardy]

OMG they look so nasty after the op!

I went go-karting at the weekend and was racing with an old uni-mate of mine. At his house-party that night we were talking to some doctor friends of ours and he mentioned he'd recently had an op on his lower back - guess what, bloody pilonoidal sinus! My doc friend Sonya recommended that if you're worried about getting them to have a 'back, sack and crack' wax!

Definitely considering it after seeing those photos!

Hope it mends better this time mate

Andy

[McGee]

They are a lot more common than you think.

After the first op back in 2001 , I had never heard of it and was talking to a group of mates at work and turned out a couple of them had had it.

One had a perianal abscess (the anal part gives the location away)

I think the back, crack and sack is a good idea, I might wait awhile to get mine done

Cheers

[acrebo]

So basically it was just an ingrown hair... ya big baby!

Nah, glad to hear it's getting better, looked pretty nasty.

[andymac]

So basically it was just an ingrown hair... ya big baby! )

Big baby ? You ANY idea what they do to you ? Cut out a lump the size of a tennis ball on some people then pack it from the inside, every day the dressings are changed and have to be ripped out so it heals from the inside out. They don't let you home until you have dressings changed without passing out.

[acrebo]

Dammit, forgot sarcasm doesn't translate well on these forums! Yeah I know what's involved although have never had the bad fortune to have needed it done myself.

I've had an infection whilst healing from a bone graft before though, God dammit that hurt... all down to rubbish stitching...

[chris-fiesta]

damn dude sorry to hear bout the op! good to hear your out an about and not letting the pain get in the way of drivin

[McGee]

Cheers guys, it aint a nice thing but hopefully this is the last time

I think 3 operations over the last year and a total of 12 months off sick is taking the pee abit.

My nurse gave me the good news yesterday

Should hopefully be able to go back to work in 3-4 weeks time (as long as it stays clear of infection )

When I get back to work then I can finish the car off

Cheers

[dontpannic]

Just looking over this thread and its exactly the same as what I had - similar size wound but mine didn't go wrong.

9 months and still not fully healed yet :S

So basically it was just an ingrown hair... ya big baby! )

Big baby ? You ANY idea what they do to you ? Cut out a lump the size of a tennis ball on some people then pack it from the inside, every day the dressings are changed and have to be ripped out so it heals from the inside out. They don't let you home until you have dressings changed without passing out.

Andy is totally right, it actually is as bad as he says!