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A member asked:

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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Every few months a very small tender bump comes up behind my pilonidal sinus. It immediately drains by pressing on it and then it doesnt occur again for some time. There is no pain, redness or bump- can only see a pin tip sized hole. Ok to watch?

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