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hello, I suffer from knots in my groin and tail.i have been treated by surgerys and antibiotics. the problem is still occuring . the proble has been goin on for 7 years. i've been to no telling how many doctors. I wondered if your could recomend a specialist. my e mail adress is ***@****
i'll try anything thanks
hello, I suffer from knots in my groin and tail.i have been treated by surgerys and antibiotics. the problem is still occuring . the proble has been goin on for 7 years. i've been to no telling how many doctors. I wondered if your could recomend a specialist. my e mail adress is ***@****
i'll try anything thanks
Andreanna, I would like to talk more with you about your dealings with pilonidal sinus. I do agree that it is a pain in the you know what. Please email me at ***@**** if you would like to talk more with me about this. Thanks, Sharon
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Indeed it was a skin infection, but it apparently had developed into a "rectal abscess." Lovely, huh. There were actually two, the doctor drained them and then packed them with gauze, came back for a couple days to have the gauze replaced. Not a comfortable procedure, but it's done now, just taking some antiobiotics to prevent (re)infection while the wounds finish healing.
Fulcrum....I read about your problem which sounds similar to mine but I've been dealing with mine for about 2 1/2 years...I have what they call pilonidal sinus....it's where you develop cysts in your anal region...I've had so many I can't keep track...I've had many surgerys to remove the cysts...so you might want to check out some websites to see if this is what you might have...mine started off small and I didn't think much of it..now it's been 2 years..literally it's been a pain in the ***
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I also have a relatively new mole on my butt at the base of my tailbone. It's symmetric and all, but it gets irritated a lot by working out, sitting (while flying), etc due to its location, and so it bleeds occasionally. I'm supposed to have it removed in a couple months since it's location and all makes it occasionally uncomfortable (and it is bleeding occasionally after all).
Possible avenue for some sort of infection leading to the other lumps? Again, quite possibly totally unrelated, I just mention it because it's the same general area and out of the ordinary.
Sounds like follicultis, a local staph infection common in the groin. Not contagious (the bacteria live in the area.) These take care of themselves, generally. If you apply an antibiotic like bacitracin or neosporin to them as they develop, and wash with an antibacterial soap (Hibiclens), they should pose little problem. If they continue to bother you and hurt, drain, and so forth, you may want to ask for a course of oral antibiotics, but these are rarely neeeded. (The products I mentioned are all over-the-counter.) After a while, these bumps usually just stop coming.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff