How long will this thing drain?

[dinapooh2]

I had the cyst on my rear lanced on March 14. The packing came out on the 16th. I went back to the doctor on the 19th. It was still draining some, and the doctor said that was normal but that it should stop soon; It was just going to take time for it to heal from the inside out. Well, it is still draining some. I was wondering if that's normal.

[KimmerRN]

As long as it is healing, it should be OK. If you notice any signs or symptoms of infection: increasing pain, swelling, redness, increased warmth, purelent (aka Nasty! LOL) drainage or if you see increased amts. of drainage, contact your MD right away.

Sometimes it just takes a little longer to heal. Make sure you have enough protein in your diet... protein helps the healing process. Good luck, Dina! Let me know how it goes.

[dinapooh2]

Thanks, Kim. That's what I was thinking, but I wanted to make sure. My mom said that my cousin (who had about the same thing) had drainage for a long time.