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Sebaceous cyst turned into something nastier?

From: jjmoreta (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:26:04 -0500 (CDT)

I'm 26 years old and 29 weeks pregnant. A few months ago, I developed a couple of sebaceous cysts near each other on my right breast about an inch from my areola. Since then, one went away, but the other one has gotten worse. It's more of an annoyance than anything, so I've forgotten to ask my doctor about it my last 2 monthly appts - is this something I should make a big deal about? I've tried looking up information about it today and what little I do find makes me worry.

There is no sore, but there is a pore-sized opening that continually drains yellow pus. Underneath I can feel a lump the size of a small marble. I've been draining it twice a day and applying antibiotic ointment because I'm not sure what else to do and otherwise it gets on my bra.

I've tried not draining it for a few days a couple of times, but the lump gets slightly larger and becomes slightly painful. And it will still drain on its own if any pressure is placed on the skin around it (the pore doesn't heal shut).

It's become slightly smaller over the past couple of months, but any healing is barely noticeable. When it started draining, it had 2 or 3 openings that would leak, but its down to one. It hasn't affected my breast function as far as I can tell, as the nipple on that side is actually producing fluid better than the other side when I test them.

Is this something that I should alert my doctor to?

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