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Chris's Pilonidal Sinus Excision and Recovery

Pilonidal Sinus

7th May 2003 to 12th April 2004

My first look at my wound. Note the jagged, freshly cut edges! 1600x1200 175-7580_IMG.JPG	How deep? 1600x1200 175-7583_IMG.JPG	One week after the op. There's virtually no visible progress, except for the pinky red granulation tissue around the edges. 1600x1200 175-7585_IMG.JPG	This is what it looked like without pulling it open. 1600x1200 175-7587_IMG.JPG
Soaking up the saline solution. 1600x1200 175-7588_IMG.JPG	Squirting the saline solution in to clean the exudate out. 1600x1200 175-7589_IMG.JPG	Blood. 1600x1200 175-7590_IMG.JPG	Guts. 1600x1200 175-7591_IMG.JPG
Gore. 1600x1200 175-7592_IMG.JPG	Stuffing in the Sorbsan ribbon. Used to soak up exudate and blood, and to keep the edges from healing together prematurely. 1600x1200 175-7593_IMG.JPG	One month after the operation. You can see that the top centimeter has begun to shallow out and skin over. 1600x1200 176-7617_IMG.JPG	One week after that, a clearer picture of the new purple skin and scar tissue. 1600x1200 176-7621_IMG.JPG

Pay close attention to the date of each picture. My operation was on the 7th May 2003, and I was finally healed at the beginning of February 2004. Looking back through my notes, I had a low grade infection from the end of July through to the beginning of November, which virtually brought all visible signs of healing to a halt. Pay close attention to the state of your own wound, and don't be fobbed off by your careworkers if they tell you that a small infection won't hurt. You might save yourself three months of healing time!