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I currently have a BC while I write this. However it is ...

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I currently have a BC while I write this. However it is not my first, it is my 7th. I first got the BC after havin sex for the first time, i was 16. Since then i have suffered from what feels like countless others. I had an operation on my third, where they stitch the walls of the gland outwards so that it doesn't close up well it worked. But the surgery proked another gland to swell up. I feel it happens after sex or when i am stressed. I find if i am not wet enough during sex that is when it becomes inflammed and so i use lube now. It has worked however i have just started at Uni and i am under constant stress and now i find myself with another painful cyst.

Its true, doctors poke and prod and dont sympathise with you. I put an ice pack down there to try and stop the pain and i am now on antibiotics and painkillers to stop the pain and progress of the cyst.

I am in dire straights, i am sick of havin them over and over again, but the doctors wont take the gland out and the surgery they do on the cyst doesnt seem to work.

I feel for all women out there that have suffered this problem. Its a horrible and excrutiating problem.

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    Hello, i am 18 years old and aslo have thesame problem you do. What areyou going to do to prevent it? Have youheardofjusy taking a hotwarm shower and then putting an ice pack down there to drain it? I tried that and it actually seemedto work. it was as big as a golf ball andright now its the size of a peanut. Ihadapersonal question for you.. Did it hurt youwhileyou were having sex? I havent had sex ever since i got it because i am scared i willget it back. what do you think about this. Thank you so much for your help and hope to hear from you soon

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    hi both of you i am 19 yrs i ve been having it since i was 16yrs and i done that operation for 11times and now i cant have sex with my boyfriend i am scared and its painfull, i ve been having it after sex i cant get rid of this agony , can some one help me out , does this means i cant do sex anymore.this is something terrible no one can under stand me since the last op i did i am still feeling pain and when i try to do sex something tells me to stop.it a trauma when i am having sex i am re living the experience i had at hospital.i am crying all the time how can i get rid of it
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    No offense but I'm glad I'm not alone and I'm happy to find this website b/c no one else seems to understand what I'm going through. I noticed it the first time I had sex at the age of 20. I had my first flare up at the age of 22!!!! It's embarrasing to explain to someone what is going on so I have problems on my job due to the constant pain.

    My current boyfriend and I have been together for almost 8 yrs but he doesn;t want to marry me b/c of this. I am ready to remove the gland and get a knew man!!! However I recently dicovered a cyst on the other side as well. What other man will want me???? So I may as well stick to this one and deal with the lack of sex...It is so annoying and I'm lonely and depressed. Although I want to remove the gland I'm scarred that the area will still cause much pain and I wish I can take an holistic approach to cure the cyst from forming. I am going to take a master cleanse next week and only eat liquids to maybe stop the clogging of glands. I have no clue but I know what the doctors are telling me isn't working. I don;t wear underwear, I was my cloths twice to make sure the fragrance does not irritate my skin. I have lost a lot of weight to decrease the fat around the area and I'm still losing.

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