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Guilt/Shame Due to Pilonidal Cysts & Obesity
Healthy Living / by mylifesuckssomuch
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 May 25th, 2019
...See more I had to get surgery for a pilonidal cyst last year and I'm feeling severe pain in that area again. It feels just like how it did the first time. I'm freaking out. My partner is overseas and I am estranged from my family, so I don't have any close support. Everything I've read about them suggests that this cyst coming back is my fault. I've gained more weight recently due to several stressors in my life, and obesity is one of the leading causes for occurence and recurrence. I have been doing what I can to lose weight, but it clearly has not been enough. Now I'm stuck in this situation. I've taken a hot shower and gently scrubbed the area, as well as put a warm compress with Epsom salt on it, but I am so scared that I'm going to need surgery again. Has anyone else been in this situation before?? I really don't know how to stop beating up on myself about this.
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