I just discovered this forum and have found it to be really helpful. I have a question. In the beginning of December 2015 I had a really big boil in my armpit that burst. It made a big wound (looks like a cut in the skin) that still hasn't healed. Its been a month, so I decided to visit my doctor. She said that there is a almost 2 cm long "tunnel" underneath the skin. If there is no improvement by next week, she will send me to surgery.
Has anyone had a surgery like this? What is the process? How well did you heal afterwards?
I've never had surgery before, so this is all new to me. I would really appreciate your response, as I'm terrified for surgery.
¿Has buscado en YouTube? Es bastante extenso. Ha habido una tasa de recurrencia del 50/50. Realmente depende de quién realice la cirugía y cuál sea su recuperación. Y si van a dejarlo abierto para que sane por dentro o cerrarlo con puntos. Les recomiendo buscarlo en YouTube, tienen la cirugía real
Entiendo. Bueno, hay mucho, pero definitivamente volverá y a veces se propagará. Por lo tanto, es mucho mantenimiento. Cada noche, limpie el área con alcohol, ponga neosporin, aloe o crema tópica para reducir cualquier infección. Mantenga esa área seca y expóngala al aire tanto como pueda. Tome té de caléndula, tome una vitamina de zinc todos los días y beba mucha agua. Evite los alimentos inflamatorios. Comer esto hará que empeoren, se pongan rojos, sensibles o se propaguen. Los pimientos, las cebollas y el berenjena son uno de ellos.
Right now I'm rinsing with chlorhexidine and applying manuka honey. My doctor recommended manuka honey. I haven't heared about calendula tea before. I will definitly try it. I've had HS for five years, so I'm "luckly" used to them coming back and all the maintenance they demand. But this is the first time that the boil has caused a big wound that won't heal.
La infusión de caléndula sanó todos mis forúnculos que no sanaban. También haz que tu médico cultive la herida, estoy seguro de que encontrarán una bacteria que está impidiendo que sane.
Okey, I will do that. Also, if I do choose surgery, should I do a normal surgery or CO2 laser? Is one better than the other? Which one leaves the worst scar?
I had surgery when I was 20 under both arms as mine tunnelled really deep. I could have put my finger in the hole to my knuckles. Mine were left open and packed by the district nurse every day until they healed . I'm now 46 and never had any reoccurring lumps until a month ago. It's gone now and hopefully won't be back. I swear by an ointment I came across on amazon called Emuaid. It about 40 pounds but if I have a flare up I just put that on an adhesive dressing and within a day or 2 it's gone. It get rid of the pain more or less straight away. If you have that lump which never goes away because of the tunneling I would have it removed as it will keep on filling back up again and again.
He estado entrando y saliendo del hospital con esta condición durante años y me han dicho que la cirugía puede empeorar la condición. ¡Quizás quieras revisar esto antes de recurrir a la cirugía!