That Casbutt Chick

Hi again!! I completely understand how you feel, especially given your profession. Mine left fairly noticeable scars, but only noticeable if I am bent over and you are looking at the area. I want to also say that my abscess was the size of a canteloupe so I had a much much larger incision than others. But I know surgeons do all they can to minimize scarring if they can. Mine are tucked into the area more so if I’m just standing there or sitting there you don’t even notice them.

Another thing I would recommend would be talking to your doctor about scar gels or creams that are okay to use on such a sensitive area. I also used Dakin’s, I don’t know if it’s available outside the US, but when the wound was open, but too shallow to pack, Dakins made a world of difference for healing. I’ll link the kind I get below, and I just put a little on a gauze pad and tuck it against the wound. It does contain a very small amount of bleach so when using it, wear underwear you wouldn’t mind getting dirty/bleached.

And like always, please reach out if there is anything else I can help you with, I’m more than happy to help and share my experiences💖

Hi!!

Firstly, I am so so sorry you’re going through this, it’s the worst pain ever!

But mine healed great, I do have Crohn’s disease and those are common with it, especially if you aren’t on the right medication. As long as your surgeon clears it completely you likely will not have a reoccurrence. I did have a reoccurrence about 6 months later but it was significantly smaller. I ended up having to go in and have a fistulotomy done where they cut open the skin and the fistula and just let it heal itself with no packing. I haven’t had an actual abscess in over 2 years, and I had the fistula removed almost 2 years ago.

The worst part about healing was definitely the packing. My surgeon did wet to dry packing so the wound was packed with gauze soaked in saline and then removed 24 hrs later when it was dry. If your dr gives you and you’re comfortable with it, I super recommend pain medicine about 30 minutes before dressing changes.

As for dancing and wearing a thong, I can’t say for sure, unfortunately. I do know that I was able to wear a thong for a photo shoot a few months after the reoccurrence and didn’t see a thing in photos, and I didn’t feel any discomfort on the scars. But dancing, I see no reason why you shouldn’t be able to do that. Once I got the okay from my doctors, I was able to live my life like I had pre-abscess.

I’m sending you all the love and support and good vibes and if you ever need to talk about it, because it’s a scary scary thing, my DMs and my asks are always open💖💖