Bartholin Cyst
Posted By: beachmt on 2008-09-30
In Reply to: Embarassing - anyone had a Bartholin's cyst & did it go away (sm) - Anon
I had a Bartholin cyst several years ago. It was very painful and did not go away on its own. I went to my Dr. and the cyst was lanced. It felt much better after the procedure was done.
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Embarassing - anyone had a Bartholin's cyst & did it go away (sm)
Or did you have to have a procedure done? Thanks
I've had a ganglion cyst on wrist and also had cyst on tendon in hand.
Back in 1980 when I was attending a huge university with medical school attached, we had a clinic on the main campus staffed by residents from the university hospital. I went in and asked, "What's this thing on my hand?" It was a cyst, but back in those days, a very old-timey "cure" was suggested. The doc wanted to thwack it with a big book and smash it away. What can I say? The guy was sooo cute, and he took me out to dinner later, too! He smashed my hand with a book and it hurt like crazy! Then the darn cyst came back a year or two later, and a different doctor suggested the same thing. Smashed that, too. It came back again, and another doctor tried a needle aspiration thing and it seemed to go away for good at that point.
Now here's where it just gets sooo interesting. I do a lot of outdoor stuff, including winter camping, paddling sports, etc. Over the years I've gotten mild frostbite on the hand, smashed it between two canoes, had some pretty awful blood draws by inept nurses. Well, now I have lymphedema in the hand. It swells like crazy and I have to do manual decompression, exercises, stretches, wrapping and I wear a compression garment most of the time. It sucks. Does the cyst smashing have anything to do with it? Was it the frostbite? Other injuries? Who knows. I have it and it doesn't go away. Now I have to be on guard for infection at all times.
Whatever you do, don't let anyone tell you to just smash the thing! LOL Tho, I doubt anyone still says that these days!
I have had a cyst
on my thryoid that was biopsied and I also have problems with my thyroid. I have had thyroid tests come back normal as well. I actually take natural supplements that have helped me tremendously however, I do still have some problems with fatigue. You may want to check into natural means if docs say your levels are normal etc.
It sounds like a cyst to me
I've had a few, and one was right under my nose in my gums, painful to touch, almost numb, caused sinus problems and if I used any kind of nasal spray or a neti pot, it got worse, seemed it was filling up from the sinuses and draining into that spot.
Your symptoms sound pretty severe; I would go to the ER and ask for a panorex x-ray.
Good luck!
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