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Re: Sebaceous Cysts and Endo?
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 19 22:26:39 2004
Interesting. I get cysts in my earlobes too. Not to mention on my
ovaries. I also had one removed from my cheek years ago. Damn
hormones!!!
At Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Erin wrote:
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>Do NOT squeeze it. This will drive any infection you have deeper into
>the tissue and cause more of them to form.
>
>Cysts are very common in people with hormone problems. Especially if
>you have them in other places on your body. They can be aggravated by
>tight clothing and toiletry chemicals (such as baby oil, fragrances,
>etc).
>
>To alleviate the pain, try a hot sitz bath -- this is where you fill the
>tub up partially with the hottest water you can stand, to a level where
>the cyst is immersed. This will draw blood to the area, which will in
>turn carry any infection away.
>
>Also, I'd recommend less sex until you can see a doctor. I've read that
>you can get cortizone injections into cysts if they are so painful you
>can't stand it, but I've never had it done.. and I'm not sure that an
>injection near the vagina is something they'd do. You'd have to ask.
>
>How do I know all this? I have this amazingly painful cyst (possibly a
>lymph node) just on the inside of my thigh, by my panty line that has
>been there for over a decade. Some years it's nearly invisible, but as
>my problems have gotten worse, the cyst has gotten worse, too. I'd like
>to try to get a cortisone injection, but I can't find a dermatologist in
>my city that is taking new patients (speaking of finding a good doctor:
>ARGH!!!!) to take a look at it.
>
>--Erin P.
>
>At Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Mo wrote:
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>>Without getting into the details of the testing going on for my Endo, my
>>doctor is 99 percent positive it is what I have (all females on both
>>sides have it, symptoms are head on, etc...etc..)
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>>That aside, I've noticed about a year ago I had a bump on my vagina. Not
>>in, just around. It went away after a few weeks.
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>>It's tender, it's not an open sore, just feels like there is something
>>round and hard beneath the skin. It's on the 'lip' of my vagina, and
>>always the same one. It's about the same color as the rest of my skin
>>(a tad red due to tenderness)
>>
>>It had a slightly white substance inside.
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>>I got it again, though, this time it has moved up a bit. It is painful,
>>and filled with a pus-like substance. I know not to push on it, or
>>press it (the things we learn the hard way!)
>>
>>I'm curious if this is a sebaceous cyst?
>>
>>What can I do to relieve it or make the pain go away?
>>
>>Is there a permanent solution to this?
>>
>>WIll they be there forever?
>>
>>I won't be able to get to the doctor for another two months or so (We
>>are taking a break from endo testing until after the holidays), so I
>>need some sort of solution.
>>
>>Any information about this would be helpful. Thank you.
>>
>>P.S. Do they have anything in common with endo? Is it a side effect? my
>>doctor never mentioned it.
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