Bartholin cyst....HELP? *update 2, pg 3*

[hapi2bhealthy]

Well I was in that much pain this morning i couldn't walk properly and i've got a good pain thresh hold. So i rang the hospital back, they've had me in and decided that i do need surgery on it so i'm going back at 10.30am tomorrow to have it done tomorrow afternoon.

I was really hoping that it would just turn a corner but its not got any smaller and has only got more painfull. It litterally is the size of a golfball Just looking forward to it being over and done with now! xx

OUCH, poor thing, the surgery will provide instant relief though!

 

[wanaBmummy]

Thanks i'm just starting to worry slightly about being put under x

 

[RKW]

Hi, I have suffered from these, not during pregnancy, and had 3 ops for them. When I get them now I lance them t home with a sterilised needle. I know far from ideal but I use antiseptic wipes afterwards and top and have never had a reaction. I make a small hole, this does hurt! And the goo comes out. Afterwards it heals in about 12 hours. I know this is risky, but for me much better than an operation again, ad antibiotics have never helped me. The bartholin cland produces the lube like stuff which makes sex easier for ladies, the cyst forms when the entrance gets blocked, and until this becomes unblocked it won't go away, during your surgery they will probably make you another entrance.
Fingers crossed all goes well for you xx

 

[JoMama]

Hope the op goes well & you're feeling better soon. They giving you a general or a local anesthetic? Hope you don't have to stay in too long either. Let us know how you get on.
xx

 

[wanaBmummy]

Heya all. I got out of the Hospital at 11am this morning. I went in at 10.30am yeasterday adn was given a bed and just had to wait to go down. The aneathnetist came and told me it was general and explained everything. The surgeon came checked me over and explained everything and said i'd be able to go home after if i was ok.

Well i got down their and they had changed their minds and decided to to a spinal block instead as its safer for baby which obvs i'm happy with but it meant i had to have a catheter (sp?) so i couldn't go home. Surgery was fine and oover quickly. The worst part for me was the drip needle in my hand, the catheter and the fact i couldn't move for hours because i couldn't feel my legs.

I had an awful nights sleep and it made me more determined i want as a natural a birth as possible but i wouldn't be having a spinal block anyway unless i needed a c-section so i can only hope.

The catheter was uncomfortable coming out and then i had to pee and have it measured 3 times before i was allowed to go. The peeing wasn't too bad this morning but as the day has gone on the more it stings, which is fun. I didn't realise until this morning. They cut it open and did everything they needed to and they told me they were stitching me up up and that they were packing it with gauze type stuff to try and stop it from getting infected again. But what i didn't realise is that they stitched me up but left a 1cm by a few milimeter hole and that the gauze will come out and if it doesn't all come out i've got to go to the doctors. But i've already had some of it come out first thing.

But its just going to be a case of making sure its clean. They put me on antibiotics again anyway and i'm not in pain like i said just stinging so all in all its better anyway. Just had alot mroe go on than i exepected.

Sorry for the essay but i thought i'd update you all anyway xxx

 

[charlie_lael]

Must be a huge relief now! Glad you're feeling better.

 

[JoMama]

Hope you have a quick recovery. Glad everything went well.
Does it feel better already despite being packed full of gauze?
x

 

[wanaBmummy]

thankyou and yes deffinatly i don't have any pain now except it stinging after a wee. Its a bit tender to wipe after but like i said sooo much less pain. Just hope it all heals ok now. I've got an antenatal appointment in 2 weeks just to get checked over xx

 

[teenah99]

I HATE THESE THINGS! I have had 3 major episodes...one in when I was 18, it got as large as a golfball...HURT LIKE HELL...I didn't treat it at all and one morning, I woke to it bursting...REALLY TOTALLY GROSS...went to a clinic and got it looked at, they confirmed what it was and gave me antibiotics...years later, on the same side, I got one...HUGE like the last...WORST PAIN EVER...I knew what it was this time, so I researched cures, and decided that I would try to treat it at home with sitz baths, warm compresses and prayer! hahaha...I don't know how long I had it, maybe 2 weeks, and finally, I was sitting on the toilet, holding a scalding hot compress on it and it burst! BEST FEELING EVER!!!!!!!!! EVER!!! Totally gross as it was clearly infected...it was instant relief, but I did suffer from it once more, same outcome within a month...and then ongoing for a year it would swell up after sex or arousement...I keep an eye on it, but at this point it doesn't bother me...though, it is still there (size of a dime MAYBE).

Anyhow...I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN DOLL!

 

[wanaBmummy]

They're horrible aren't they. I had contemplated doing myself but being pregnant and not really having a clue i didn't want to take the risk xx