Anyone Else Battling Pilonidal Cysts?

Kalah7Renae12Vera
Kalah7Renae12Vera Posts: 265 Member
edited January 3 in Fitness and Exercise
I never had an issue with these cysts until last October when I got pregnant, and now I keep getting these cysts on my lower back, buttocks and thighs. They are very painful & I have had them lanced numerous times only to have them reappear a few weeks later. I am told that my excess weight can be a contributing factor and I was wondering if anyone else is battling the same issue & what your suggestions are for keeping them away... I have tried hot compresses, lancing, ointments, you name it, but I keep falling victim to these buggers and the doctor's bills are adding up.... help!

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  • Superstar_81
    Superstar_81 Posts: 88 Member
    I dont know if that is the same as hidradenitis (abcesses under arms, on groin etc) but you could try a product called tend skin which my beautician recommended as it helps prevent ingrown hairs etc...seems to work and have not had any major flare ups....until I forget to use it...then I have to kick myself!! :)
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    I had one on my tailbone as a teenager, and I was never more thankful that my mom is an RN.
  • amydee714
    amydee714 Posts: 232 Member
    I had one that I had to have removed a number of years ago after lancing didnt work. It was right at my tailbone. Once it was removed it has not come back
  • rere2008
    rere2008 Posts: 19 Member
    Oh my goodness! I had one of those a few years ago. I remember the pain was so bad that I almost fainted in the pharmacy waiting for my Lortab.
  • Kalah7Renae12Vera
    Kalah7Renae12Vera Posts: 265 Member
    I dont know if that is the same as hidradenitis (abcesses under arms, on groin etc) but you could try a product called tend skin which my beautician recommended as it helps prevent ingrown hairs etc...seems to work and have not had any major flare ups....until I forget to use it...then I have to kick myself!! :)

    Thank you! Is this something can find over the counter say, at Walgreens? I am down to try just about anything, these suckers are painful!
  • Kalah7Renae12Vera
    Kalah7Renae12Vera Posts: 265 Member
    I had one on my tailbone as a teenager, and I was never more thankful that my mom is an RN.

    That's right where mine is.... lucky kid!
  • Kalah7Renae12Vera
    Kalah7Renae12Vera Posts: 265 Member
    Oh my goodness! I had one of those a few years ago. I remember the pain was so bad that I almost fainted in the pharmacy waiting for my Lortab.

    Yes, they are VERY painful, I started getting them while I was pregnant, and was suffering after my c-section trying to recover from surgery while having the cyst... yuck :( Did they say what caused yours?
  • Kalah7Renae12Vera
    Kalah7Renae12Vera Posts: 265 Member
    I had one that I had to have removed a number of years ago after lancing didnt work. It was right at my tailbone. Once it was removed it has not come back

    I have gone to get this one on my tailbone lanced over 7 times, but it keeps coming back. I am so sick of lancing as every time I go I cry and scream, the local anesthesia has little to no effect for me, and the doctor bills just keep adding up.
  • Emtabo01
    Emtabo01 Posts: 672
    I drained one for my brother once, he had no insurance, his pregnant wife was dry heaving from the smell.
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