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I had a Bartholin's cyst 3 years ago for the first time, i had a marsupialization to remove it, it came back last year, which the doc gave me anti biotics for and cleared it up, but this year when it came back i got anti biotics again, it cleared up after a week but ever since then it keeps filling up and draining itself, every few weeks
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JG0723 Cherr
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I feel like I'm in a similar situation. My first one popped up back in June. My doc gave me two rounds of antibiotics which did nothing to shrink it. I did sitz baths daily and it finally went away, only to come back after I resumed my normal sexual activity. It wasn't as big the second time around. I did the sitz baths and it went away again, this time for good, or so I thought. Once again I resumed sexual activity only to have it pop up for the third time. It's even smaller this time but there nonetheless. Mine was never big enough for a marsupialization, and I'm not sure I would want one judging by your story. Is this just part of our lives now? Mine never hurt but it's still annoying and yucky and puts me in a bad place mentally. It's so frustrating.
Cherr JG0723
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Finally someone who knows what this has been like, I'm sorry you're going through this aswell, and I hope you never have to get a marsupialization, the pain of that cyst was terrible, I could not sit, stand, walk without being in so much pain, so I had to get the operation to remove it it was so big and painful. but it is exact same for me, every time I think it's cleared and gone, it's a few weeks later and it's back, it popped last week, and it is getting me down aswell. I asked last time I was at the hospital few months back when it popped at work, if I could just have the gland removed, they said they wouldn't do it.. but it's what I would want, rather than to go through this every few weeks.
JG0723 Cherr
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I'm so sorry to hear you're in pain. Fortunately for me I only experienced pain the first time it popped up and it was mild. Now when it comes back it's painless. Maybe it's because mine is so deep beneath the skin. I never have any visible lump on/near my labia. I do however have pudental neuralgia because of it. I wonder if that attributes to any of your pain? Your pudental nerve is near the gland and radiates through your vagina and butt. Mine has been irritated due to the swelling of the glands. I get shooting pains and it's hard to sit on on side.