Fergodsake Buster just cut it with a knife - nice n sharp and you won't feel it, and then fill it up with Betadine. Done.
Otherwise I am available after 6pm Friday night....
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I actually lanced one exactly like that on my old man's back many years ago - with about the same amount of muck coming out!! And the girl's right - it STINKS like nothing else - washed my hands in Detoll twice afterwards and could still smell it ![]()
My old man ended up with a 'dent' in his back from where all the muck came out - it was def one of the grossest things I've done... makes my gut go tight just thinking about it!
Hi Busterwa,
It is a Pilonidal Sinus, I had one similar. They are quite common mostly among people who drive for a living ie truckies, taxi drivers etc. and is basically caused by an ingrown hair that has become infected.
You need to see some one and if it has gotten to the stage of causing discomfort as you describe, then it sounds similar to mine. I was climbing and fell from a wall swinging back onto the wall which hit the sinus and burst it internally (No seepage). This caused Septacemia and I was admitted to hospital for a routine drainage. A bood test and temp check confirmed septacemia and they admitted me for surgery that night to remove it.
They needed to remove all effected tissue etc from the area and ended up making an incision 5 inches long and almost 3 inches wide. They removed all the meat from just below my tailbone to a depth of around 1.5 inches. Obviously with a cavernous wound like that, it wasn't possible to suture it closed and so it was left open and packed with saline drenched gauze bandage everyday for 8 weeks by a home nurse.
My case was quite extreme, to the point where my doctor was bringing medical students in to see the work he'd done. I knew it was bad when I saw the expression on their faces when the bandages were removed. The story goes on but the summary is to go see a physician to have it removed before it becomes a major issue.
It's not a big deal if caught early but can be a pain in the arse (pun intended) if let go to the lengths of my experience.
Good luck with it, most likely it will be a day procedure in and out.
DM
Every second customer that walks into Darrens' shop is now going to be looking at his arse, or what's left of it, instead of all the sweet 2012 gear he is trying to flog. ![]()