Hi, are you referring to your butt wound?

My butt wound looked like a thick, bumpy worm for a few months as it healed, it was very swollen.

It became a flat line and hardly looks any different from before surgery around 4 to 5 months post op.

Yes, it is important to keep it clean and dry, the perianal wound is one of the most difficult to heal, but for me, I had no issues. I wish the same for you

If you are referring to your abdo incision, mine was opened up after they pulled out the staples as it was very infected. But, that healed up in a few months and is fine now.

You can do it! Best of luck

Sorry yes I mean the perineal wound, I'm so glad to hear it'll get less swollen over time. Do you have any advice on aftercare for it, I wasn't told much from the hospital. Its very sore the more I move around and I'm trying to be as careful as I can with steps and bending down etc cos I'm worried I'll end up opening the wound. At the moment its clean apart from a slight bit of discharge and seems to be a healthy colour. I was told to blast it with the shower once or twice a day to clean it, should I be wiping it aswell?

Thanks for your response

OK, be very gently with the butt wound. In the morning I would let warm water in the shower wash over it, no soap. Then at night I would use a squirt bottle, again just with warm water, to clean it. I would very gently dab the area dry with gauze.

I had dissolvable sutures, and was told no baths, and other than warm water twice a day, not to clean it with anything. We didn't want the sutures to dissolve before the area was healed.

It took about 6 weeks for the sutures to all dissolve, and like I said, over a few months it completely flattened out and it feels totally normal to sit on it now.

Good luck!