Healing of Abscess?

[nate1993]

hi guys was diagnosed with crohns in april 2012 and it came completely out of the blue, i was only 4stone 10 pounds when i went into hospital and was completely under nourished. I was in hospital for a total of 5 weeks and my symptoms seem to not be as bad as they were. I am on a lot of medication but now weight 7 Stone.

While in hospital i had a drain in for a week, they was draining a collection in my right buttock. after a couple of days of being released, an abscess formed around the drainage site and eventually burst and all of this pus came out, it ran out for about 10 days and i was given flucloxacin to clear it up. Now last few days abscess has returned in the exact same place and yesterday i had it drained. although it had just burst again they said they wanted to open it up more in order to get it all out. i was wondering if anyone knows how long it is going to take to heal?

The cut is about an inch deep and has to been packed with gauze and heavily dressed otherwise it leaks everywhere. it is really painful aswell when they pack it. Thanks

 

[KWalker]

Hey, I had surgery for an abscess back in December 2011. The incision was 7.5" and its still open and healing today. Yours is a lot smaller so I wouldn't expect it to take that long but it is a very slow process.

 

[nate1993]

wow that must have been huge, is it still draining and are you still having it packed or is it simply just waiting for it to heal now.
Hopefully it will heal soon, had been reading some really horror stories on the web about some taking more than a year to heal, so hope it comes much quicker.

 

[KWalker]

I'm not having it packed anymore but it definitely still drains. Some days more than other but its still an open wound. Have a look at my thread called "lots of blood/pus" if you're interested