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PILONIDAL SINUS
I was diagnosed with pilonidal sinus one week back.The tract is very small as said by the surgeon and he said they have to do a surgery and remove it.
A a college student I have exams in upcoming days
so can I wait till december for the surgery as It will greatly hamper my exams and academics
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Yes. You can wait.
Pilonidal sinus becomes an emergency if it is infected. So when you have no pain, waiting for 3-4 months is quite OK.
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Yes, you can wait and get it excised at some convenient time. Till then get it treated conservatively with antibiotics, anti inflammatory medicines and local cleaning. Cover it with a pad to prevent entry of hairs in sinus.
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U can do conservative management till surgery for the pilonidal sinus from ur consulting surgeon
No worries
Kindly consult for better discussion
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Yeah ,definitely you can wait till your exam because you have no major sign and symptom.
When you have infection in the pilonidal sinus then you can take symptomatic treatment after taking consultation.
Next Steps
you should maintain personal hygiene to prevent the infection.
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please keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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