Just had stitches removed, concerned it is 'splitting'

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theanimala

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I had my Pilonidal Cystecomy done 10 days ago today. I was lucky in that it was the closed method. I went to the doctor today where they removed the stitches (either 10 or 12, around 5 inches long). In case you are wondering, this is a cyst at the tailbone, and they need to cut right along your butt crack.

Anyway, the nurses who removed them said everything looked well and there was no sign of infection. I did some work around the house, climbing a ladder, sitting, leaning over, the usual stuff. I decided I should check out my scar when I noticed something.

The very top of the scar, right at the meatiest part and the location of my large inflammed cyst/sinus, there is a slight opening. I was expecting the outer folds of skin to be touching, but they are slightly apart. I mean very slight, but they are separated, and there is what looks like a white substance. Is this normal? I have to take a long trip tomorrow and I don't want things to rip open, which the nurses said wasn't an issue.

Please offer any advice, thanks!
 
BillGates

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Get a little bit of superglue and patch it up - there is a medical-specific adhesive too, but oh well...

YAHQTWAQTGAO: Yet Another Health Question That We Aren't Qualified To Give Advice On
 
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godmare

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Originally posted by: Slacker
Did a major medical forum go off line recently?
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possibly not....

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Jejunum

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you are most certainly dying. i recommend you buy a coffin and sit in it until the final hour comes.

 
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Murphy Durphy

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I don't know why everytime someone posts a health-related question everyone screams "We anr'nt doctors!!1". The solution to this problem is quite clear, and I'm no doctor. That slit located between your buttocks is known as your "butt-hole", or more specifically, your sphincter. That white stuff located around your sphincter and between your buttocks sounds like some sort of medical malpractice of some kind. Good luck! :D
 
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