I had a pilonidal cyst that ruptured, i went on antibiotics and the doc said to have surgery as soon as i get home from college. how is that recovery?

Pilonidal cyst: Pilonidal cysts can be a pain in the butt! antibiotics help and they heal and can come back. If you get it over and over again , surgery is warranted.

Depends: There are numerous ways to fix a pilonidal cyst. It really depends on which surgery you undergo.

Long and tedious!: It is also depending what type of procedure is done to you : lay open or partial closure (marsupialization).