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Pilonidal sinus can i exercise with a surgical drain in?

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Dr. Jarrod Kaufman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Exercise: I would check with your doctor that performed the procedure it would also depend on the type of exercise that you wanted to do.

Dr Fronzaglia ii, do, ms agreed

Answered 1/30/2014

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