What is this fresh hell? Menopause

Because the OP hasn’t said anything that would make anybody think this is anything that can’t be dealt with by a GP. It is not a life or death situation at this stage. The OP is not suffering from any symptoms (that they have reported) that state she is showing signs of a spreading infection around the body. She is simply dealing with a localised, albeit painful cyst that can be dealt with by a doctor.

This isn’t an A+E situation as it stands and I’m horrified how quickly people are happy to abuse A+E.
A+E is for immediate threat to life or limb. I have loved ones working in A+E departments who have to deal day in and day out with people turning up for things that a GP or pharmacist could sort out. So I’m sorry but I get a bit riled by this kind of thing.

People need to take some personal responsibility for the state that emergency departments are in and that means not abusing it.

How on earth can you determine that it’s ‘fair to say’ that?

I reported you btw, because of your ridiculous insult to the pp.

In this particular instance, I think it’s fair to say it isn’t.

They absolutely can be emergencies.

It can be an emergency!

Have you tried a bit of magnesium sulphate paste to draw the fluid out?

I said something similar about that ‘advice’ and got reported. I assume by the poster. Unbelievable that people are happy to waste the time of overstretched A+E departments when things are not emergencies.

It is always bad to squeeze any type of spot, boil or cyst. You run the risk of spreading the infection deeper and wider with no relief. Same with the 'triangle' around the nose and cheeks - very, very bad to squeeze spots there (my father was a doctor).

My GP surgery is amazing. I've been so lucky to have such good support from them. Hospital care has been mixed but I'm now under a very competent and experienced set of consultants. I'm lucky my dh is a consultant too so he's been very able to support me through all of it. Still a long way to go, but getting there!

Your algorithm is going to feed you porn for weeks after this cursory delve into fanny websites.😂

Better to get on antibiotics first then at least if it bursts you’ve got reduced infection risk

Sorry you’ve had this

generally if you can get hold of a gp and know that it’s bartholian they will move fast because of sepsis risk. I went from gp appt to seeing gynae in 6 hrs last time

Hi op, hope gp helpful. If it a bartholian cyst, good luck with treatment. I’ve had a few times.

recommend looking up Phoebe’s cure (for cyst treatment) and Salcura Topida spray for ongoing health

Not to scare you but I had a Bartholin's cyst that turned into an abscess and gave me sepsis. I ended up having emergency surgery and now have multiple fistulas which is a new fresh level of hell.

Please go and get it checked and get antibiotics asap! And good luck 🤞

Because you’ll spread the infection

All the options in that link look nasty.

Why was it bad to squeeze it?

"Another choice is to open the gland and insert a special balloon for 4 to 6 weeks, creating a scar tract that prevents the gland duct from blocking again. Some women do not like this method." ...I think i just found the understatement of the week.

Thanks for the link, looks very painfull. Just said a prayer for every woman out there who has ever had this 🙏🫶🙏

@faithfultoGeorgeMichael I hope that your boil drains and clears easily, and you can have your planned weekend.

For those wondering about vanishing labias, here’s a very informative thread. Thanks to the thread I realised that mine had shrunk (46yo, perimenopause) and ended up getting vaginal oestrogen cream prescribed by my GP. Things have returned to almost like before, and in general feel much calmer and more normal down there. DH is very appreciative of the results of the cream.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/menopause/5341585-the-strange-case-of-the-vanishing-labia-minora?page=1

https://procedureclinic.com/bartholins/?amp

Boils can be a menopause issue for some woman - not one I have ever been afflicted with but then from what I hear I just floated through the menopause, totally unaware!

Oh gosh! I had these come and go (in various places between my button and flue) for about 3 years. I'd know one was on it's way because I'd get a mild tingling or itch in the spot where it would burst forth like a volcano. It would reach its worst after a couple of days, really sore, itchy, then subside. I might not see it again for months, then the little fckr would return. I went to the Dr a few times, she said it was likely to be a blocked gland. I bathed it in the hottest water I could tolerate just to relieve it, I think I used Vagisil to soothe the skin. Never came to a head. Eventually it stopped visiting.
I completely and utterly empathise xx

I had one a while ago.
I got some Castor oil from the chemist &
put it on a panty liner, such relief !!

Bartholin cyst are extremely painful in my experience.

Probably a blocked follicle. Try magnesium sulphate paste and/or and Epsom salts bath.

Bartholin cysts are supposed to be painless. Folliculitis hurts like a bitch.