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Cyst on head - warning photo attached....

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maddiemookins16mum · 07/09/2016 16:32

I think this is a pilar cyst on my scalp. Has got bigger over the last few years, has anyone ever had one removed???

Cyst on head - warning photo attached....
Cyst on head - warning photo attached....
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sonlypuppyfat · 07/09/2016 16:35

That must be so uncomfortable have you been to the doctors with it

GirlInTheDirtyShirt · 07/09/2016 16:51

Ouch! You poor thing. I have no advice or experience, but have you asked the doctor about having it removed?

PikachuSayBoo · 07/09/2016 16:53

Wow, that's quite some size. What does your GP think?

Amandahugandkisses · 07/09/2016 16:53

Goodness I think you need to have it removed it must be incredibly uncomfortable. Poor you.

Graceflorrick · 07/09/2016 16:56

The GP will be best placed to advise. Good luck OP.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 07/09/2016 16:58

Seriously, have you never thought to go to the doctor's with that?!

sonlypuppyfat · 07/09/2016 17:01

There's loads of video's on YouTube about them it looks a simple enough op

Mooey89 · 07/09/2016 17:02

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Oblomov16 · 07/09/2016 17:03

My god. Poor you. Off to the GP, pronto!! And that's a MN order!

Mooey89 · 07/09/2016 17:03

Sorry. GP! ASAP!

KentMum2008 · 07/09/2016 17:05

Ouch, that's a biggin Shock
They won't remove it as such. They'll drain it. My mum had one. Very simple procedure, not painful because they give you a local, and might need a few sutures to close it. Just make an appt to see your GP and they'll either refer you to the local hosp or if it's a big surgery like ours they can often do minor procedures by appt in house.

Vlier · 07/09/2016 17:11

My mum had one removed and it was fine, just two stitches but it was so much smaller than yours. I'd really think about removing it in your case and talk to a GP about it. The GP can also tell you if it hurts or how many days you have to wait before you can wash your hair again.

Arfarfanarf · 07/09/2016 17:19

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maddiemookins16mum · 09/09/2016 09:14

To clarify, yes I have been to the Dr. He said the likelihood was that it would come back! That was a couple of years ago and tbh it doesn't hurt as such and is only uncomfortable when I lie on my back in bed and rest my head on the back of the sofa. I don't think it has nerve endings as it's pus (I think) from a hair follicle. It has however got bigger and since I (very stupidly) asked my DP to take a photo if it the other day I had never seen it and it looks like a giant bolloc* on the back of my head. I'm now conscious of what it looks like if my hair parts which it did the other day.

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Arfarfanarf · 09/09/2016 09:21

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/09/2016 09:37

Go back and stress how it is impacting your sleep as you can't get comfortable. Really lay it on thick.

PikachuSayBoo · 09/09/2016 09:50

If it's remived properly it shouldn't come back. They need to slice it, squeeze the crap out and then remove the sac. If they leave the sac then it will return but shouldn't if it's removed.

KittyKrap · 09/09/2016 09:59

They removed something that size on Embarrassing Bodies once, fascinating but the sac needs to be removed to prevent regrowth.

Footle · 09/09/2016 10:04

It's hard to imagine a doctor looking at it now and advising against having it removed. Frankly, it's not something that you or anyone should have to put up with.

TolpuddleFarterOATB · 09/09/2016 10:06

I had one removed this year. Our GP has an in-house doctor to do minor ops like this. Didn't hurt (though local anaesthetic stung a little.) Fascinated by what came out, like a lump of flesh (the sac I think.)

sonlypuppyfat · 09/09/2016 12:02

A doctor can't let you carry on with that ffs

DoItTooJulia · 09/09/2016 12:11

New GP for you! Even a different one at the surgery.

You poor thing-I hope it gets sorted ASAP for you. Flowers

ifcatscouldtalk · 09/09/2016 12:11

Def go back to gp re removal. I know someone who had bakers cyst, not sure if this is similar? They did have it drained. Who knew there were so many types of cyst?! I hope you get it sorted pronto, you shouldn't have to put up with that!

Spybot · 09/09/2016 12:12

These run in our family. Myself, Mum and Bro have all had them removed with a local numbing shot and none of us have had recurrences. Insist on its removal, it must really bother you. Quite heartless of the GP to expect you to put up with that. Good luck!

Mummydummy · 09/09/2016 12:19

Wowzer! Poor you. Does it hurt when you brush your hair? And is it okay it when you go to the hairdresser? I was self conscious about that.

I had a much smaller one removed - it was about the size of a 20p piece. I told the doctor it hurt when I brushed my hair (which it didn't - I just didn't really want it on me 'ed). It was a very simple procedure - done in 10 minutes at the local clinic. It was about 5 years ago and they told me it would very likely grow back in the same place but it hasn't. It hurt when the anaesthetic wore off and for a day or two but painkillers and red wine got me through it.

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