Just burst a Bartholin's Cyst - Have I done a bad thing??

[bellawella]

Apologies in advance if the detail offends anyone! DIY fanjo 'surgery' under discussion!

OK, so I've had a Bartholin'c Cyst for well over a year. It's been about the size of a very large marble but hasn't caused any pain or discomfort. The GP said just to ignore it but I didn't want a lumpy lopsided fanjo thank you very much.

Anyway, this evening I just decided that I'd had enough of it - wine may have played a part - and having read various articles on the web about surgery, draining and abcesses I took the plunge and popped the damn thing. I used a sterilised needle, made a little hole and squeezed and squeezed. Lots and lots of gunk came out, not pus or blood, looked more like erm old secretions, very sticky and slimy yuk, and the lump has now gone completely. I've washed and cleaned the area with anti-septic but do I need to do anything else? Have I done a bad, bad thing????

I thought it was kangaroos.

Really!

That's it! Kangaroos!

was struggling to remove the mental image of the produce of this vile alien on your fanjo....just watched a clip of Graham Norton on tv so turned it off. Very apt

It's because it is a pouch of fluid. That's why they use kangaroo terminology. It's no laughing matter, trust me!

Now I'm confused? Did a koala bear crawl out of Mrs Mattie's ladygarden?

Hmm. Jessica is a new poster and has posted the same thing now twice. One of which is to resurrect an old thread

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How did you survive a year with it? Ouchy ouchy ouch. I could hardly walk or sit down.

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Oh bloody hell.

PLEEEAAASSSEEE TELL ME WHAT KIND OF NEEDLE TO USE.

Just wanted to say thank you to bellawella, i have had a Bartholin'c Cyst for over 6 years, Dr told me to leave it as it was no bigger than a pea and apart from the fact it wasn't pretty it caused me no problems, esp as the the Dr said it would take an operation to remove it, so i left it alone. That was till last night, i noticed it had grown and been a bit sore so after wine i followed bellawellas advise and popped the beggar, i wish i had done it years ago! no pain and looks like was never there. Thanks for all the comments that i read to spur me on!! i would highly recommend popping! xx

Ahem, what did we forget? A fucking great KLAXON that's what. Secret squeezers fear no more, you are home.

Fucking zombies. (Not real zombie, who is luffly)

My daughter has a cyst right on the side so she is struggling to walks and hasn't been to school since Monday we have taken her to the doctors but she was put on flucloxacillin but that didn't work so now she is on chrymacin a stronger antibiotic but it's getting bigger everyday and becoming hard she said is it ok to pop it or not or do I go to doctors and wait and see if she has to have an operation

I've had these nasty little things a handful of times. Finally found a remedy,. Mix coconut oil and turmeric to form paste, or on gauze and apply to nasty little bigger. It will come to a head, make another late with salt and baking powder (or squeeze away if you prefer. Try and get everything out. Keep the area very clean and it should be all healed in a few days.

I swear ive been trying to get this thing to let me comment for half hour! Haha I just wanted to say THANKYOUUUU!!!!! YOU BLOODY DIMOND!!!
I've had one of these donkeys its really taken over my esteem couldn't understand why it wouldn't go I've tried and tried its got to the point I could grab it and squeeze shitout of it and it would just laugh at me!
-in bath and thought seriously I just wanna take a fecken pin to this thing and pop it PLEASE!
I've looked and looked online no word! Till I just finally come across your post! Minus the wine (sadly) weep weep 😂 I JUST FNALLY DID IT! I TOOK THE PLUNGE! I couldn't believe the thing was like a water balloon!! It just popped in a second literally! I am so bloody HAPPY!!! SO thank you to you and your wine and balls to hack it it your self the bloody things GONE I could cry :))) in a salty bath now and I'll keep am eye on it cos no doubt I'm the unlucky bitch who'll get infected 😂 but my god I feel SO much better I can't thank you enough!
Also, did you notice when you had it it made you feel unwell? Like not severely down to that just general fatuige sluggyness eg? Odd headaches? I've had them ever since I'm so glad to see the back of that thing hopfully I'll feel more myself soon 😁😁 THANJS AGAIN YOUR A DIMOND!!!

Ok will I legit just did this .. I'm not gonna get sick or anything am I? Like i poked it with a sterilized needle but Jen if anything came out cause im fat.. and cant see

As you haven't removed the cyst wall it will most likely just recollect.

Keep a really close eye on it as it's quite likely to get infected even with your precautions (it's not an easy place to keep sterile!).

Even when the cyst is a little painful you still go ahead and pop it ??

Do u poke it with the needle from inside the v or how? I had to ask my pcp to pop it for me from the inside the labia. I want to know how to self operate it. I had it twice! So painful.

Hi - I know this was a while ago but I’m in your situation and really want to do the same. Did you suffer any ill effects? Did the lump go straight away? (Sorry to question you LOL)