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Re: bartholin's cystFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netTue, 13 Apr 1999 17:23:55 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Sharrise wrote: > >I also am suffering from a bartholin's cyst. >I have had two surgical procedures performed on this same cyst. >The first surgeon drained the cyst and implanted a shunt of some sort to >keep the incision open. The surgeon told me to squeeze the cyst if it >again became inflamed, saying this would cause it to drain properly. >Within a year the duct had sealed up again (unknown to me). Therefore >everytime I squeezed the cyst, it backed up fluid into my pelvic area. I >could hear it shifting, but didn't know that I was causing more damage. > >In the meanwhile, the cyst grew to the size of a golf ball. > >The second surgeon removed the bartholin cyst and told me that he >removed the gland, to prevent a recurrence. He also removed the >surrounding tissue that had been damaged due to my trying to reduce the >mass. > >Bottom line is It's Back. >Why is this, I would like to know how it could redevelop a third time if >there is no gland present? > >Could you email me any pertinent information as to why it may be back? > >Thank you, > >-- >Sharrise Brucki >
-- I had the gland and tissue removed too. I wish I had not had it done. 8 weeks later I am still in pain and I still have a lump. The doctor says it is scarring. I would rather have the cyst. It didn't hurt
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