Bartholin cyst help
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Hi there!
a few months ago I noticed a lump near my vagina. I did some research on the Internet and found out i had a Bartholin’s cyst. I scheduled a doctors appointment and they explained I could either go home and try to drain it myself or I could get the simple surgery and have the catheter put in for four weeks. Looking back I wish I would’ve just went home, but instead I got the catheter. Once The four weeks went by I got the catheter taken out and my doctor cleared me to carry-on about my life with little to no aftercare guidance. One week later I felt the swelling of the cyst back again and unfortunately I couldn’t get another doctors appointment for about a month so I was left to my own devices after reading lots of information on the Internet. In that time I did so many sitz baths with Epson salt that I got a yeast infection followed by a UTI. i wasnt even having sex or exercising.
Finally I was able to get back into the doctors office where my new doctor told me that there wasn’t much I could do and it was probably still healing. its been 2 weeks since that last doctors appointment and nearly 4 months since this all started and yesterday morning i woke up with it more swollen than i have ever felt it and im in pain. Even just sitting down. Im one day away from starting my Menstrual cycle so thinking that may be why it’s so swollen… But at this point who knows. Looking for any advice and help. I feel very alone in this entire endeavor.
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