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Suggest Treatment For Painful Lump Above The Anal Opening

i have a lump inbetween my bum cheeks like right in the middle quite a bit above my bum hole or whatever you want to call it but yeah its not like on top of the skin its like in it and it hurts to touch but not really to sit down because its like deep inbetween my bum cheeks but yeah its about half the size of a golf ball but i dont think its a boil or anything its like quite under yeah what is it thank you :)
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Welcome to hcm
You are having pilonidal sinus/cystmost likely as per your discription. This needs surgical removal of the cyst. It can be abscess also. In any case it requires surgery. So you have to show it to your surgeon.
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Suggest Treatment For Painful Lump Above The Anal Opening

Hi Welcome to hcm You are having pilonidal sinus/cystmost likely as per your discription. This needs surgical removal of the cyst. It can be abscess also. In any case it requires surgery. So you have to show it to your surgeon. Regards