Pseudocystic smegma abcess

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Hello. I am new to the group. I found your group when I was searcing for what is going on with me. I have had LS for about 6 years. All had been fine until the last few weeks. I have had a major flare up and now have a painful, tender, mobile, lump near my clitoris that seems to have stumped my doctor. It is not a cyst or lipoma. They seem to think it is an abcess, but hasn't quite presented itself as such on an ultrasound. I saw someone posted something about a pseudocystic smegma abcess on this board.  I watched the lecture by Dr. Goldstein linked to on this discussion  board and he mentioned it too; however, he didn't say too much about this. Can someone with experience with this tell me how it presented and how it was resolved? There just isn't much info out there about this problem. I appreciate any advice. Thank you so much!!!! 

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    I'm arisen from the retired to answer these two questions! My feeling about surgical re-opening of the fused labia over the clitoris is that LS wants to erase 'architecture' and LS flare-ups are triggered by skin trauma. So slicing doesn't seem like a good idea. When I look back on the time when I had the burst abscess, I was in a bad relationship (the last of many) and having sex too frequently to heal from the cracks that always formed. I honestly can't relate to women who are with loving men and want to make love. It's been quite a few years now that I've been happily alone. I throw all my passion into learning piano.

    One development last few years: I was a bit stingy with the Protopic ointment for years and I've had two bits of suspicious cells nipped off at my annual colposcopy visits. I always used the mirror to check my perineum, but the little nib formed under the lip of my fused labia. Now I use a bit more ointment and every third night religiously.

    Not sure this was any help... I do feel for anyone having this happen at age 30!

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      Thank you for coming out of retirement, as you put it! I am grateful.

      I agree with you on surgery and would like to avoid it. I feel like I've had to drain my own abscess multiple times now, while waiting for an appointment. It keeps returning. I am concerned I will finally fuse completely and it will cause all sorts of problems. But I am reassured by yourself and the other poster that antibiotics might be enough and surgery might be avoidable...

      I was actually disgnosed at 19 but never really believed it. Noone properly explained what they were seeing or what changes i should look out for - only scar tissue, which didnt surprise me because I had an accident as a child which could have caused it (and, in hindsight, probably triggered LS). I've had very little itching or pain until turning 30. I am hopeful that, once this period of clitoral hood fusing is complete, I can get on top of treating the LS and go into remission for long periods... I am very scared of how this might progress over the next 50-60 years. I am lucky that I have s very supportive partner and I am hopeful that he sticks around.

      I am glad you have found the piano and are enjoying learning something new! I've always wanted to learn but never gotten around to it 😃.

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      I think as long as you don't have penetration & friction while you're flared up or cracked, you'll have a fine life.

      I'm very glad I saved learning piano till I was 68.

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