Pubic cyst that won’t die

[eeek88]

It started with an ingrown hair on the point of my pubic bone about 10 years ago. After 18 months of savage itching and frequent pus explosions, it dried up of its own accord.

7 years later, guess who’s back? In exactly the same place, but a slow burner this time. No amount of digging around with tweezers and needles yielded the offending ingrower so I wonder whether it might be a phantom ingrown hair in memory of the original. It’s less itchy, and suppurates with less ferocity than last time, and is very occasionally and briefly painful.

Over the last 3 years I’ve seen a gp who prescribed antibiotics that didn’t work, but wasn’t very worried about it (though she agreed it had been in my life long enough that it was reasonable to want it gone). I’ve also had two BIG courses of antibiotics following a caesarean, and subsequent complications from infected c section scar 4 months later. The monster retreated in the face of such a sustained antibiotic assault. 6 weeks after my last antibiotic, the fucker is back.

What’s going on?
Am I going to die if I just ignore it and accept that occasionally I will have to crumble dried crumbs of pus out of my pubes?
Will it go away on its own or will it accompany me, gently supurating, to my grave?

It doesn’t particularly bother me. Pain, inconvenience and embarrassment is a 1/10. I’d rather it wasn’t there but as long as it doesn’t grow I think the two of us can coexist amicably enough.

What would you do?

Sorry, no photos. It is hidden under a thicket of pubes. I have never seen it, due to this and its location.

This is the kind of thing to take to a private dermatologist.
You might want to ask GP for a steer on which provider would be most suitable? Or have a look online at places like Bupa, Spire etc. I was quoted less than a grand to have a sub cutaneous cyst removed under local (didn't have it done privately in the end, sucessfully went to CCG panel who agreed) including initial consultation.

I’d want to have a clear look at my enemy and have to remove the hair to get a better view and then make a more informed decision.

I'd pick it.
I know I shouldn't, but I would.
There is obviously something in there..

Your writing style is brilliant 🙂

Yes, it is.
I think you should start a little blog thing here for us sporners to follow the progress of the pubic offender.

This is war.

You need to attack it from all angles, exfoliate of you can and hot compresses . Mag Sulph paste and wait it out.

Thé issue with cysts is unless the cyst sack is removed they can reoccur.Even leaving the tiniest piece of sack can mean a reoccurrence.You need to have the whole thing removed.

If you've ever seen Dr.pimple popper then you'll see it's a quick and relatively easy process.

@Burnamer

I’d want to have a clear look at my enemy and have to remove the hair to get a better view and then make a more informed decision.

Yes me too…. I’d ahem clear the area (shaving, waxing, whatever you need to) and assess what’s visible. Then I’d do an all out assault with everything I could get my hands on.

Thanks for the input. I suspect there are several reasons why this thing has a nuclear half-life and is harder to kill than a cockroach. All of the reasons stem from my character flaws, eg.

1. I’m too tight to spend £1000 on removing it if all it’s going to do is occasionally itch and vomit small amounts of pus into my pubes.
2. I’m too lazy to manage hot compresses more than about once a week.
3. I have a rational fear of pubic hair removal following an incident in which, as a student, I painted on about half a tub of that self-wax stuff, and then had to remove a disc 4mm thick and approx 5cm x 5cm square from my groin (the bit where the pubes are most deeply embedded). The only way to do this was to yank the whole thing off in one, which I successfully did, with a howl that made my housemates stop shagging and run down the stairs in alarm. As a result of this incident I dumped the boyfriend who had suggested I try the self-wax method, and vowed never to remove another pubic hair. I stand by this vow.

I like the idea of a sustained assault on all fronts. In the past I have perhaps put too much stock in the powers of mag sulphate and all that happened was I had to crumble this out of my pubes along with the pus. Salvon spray (now impossible to get hold of) didn’t work, nor did savlon cream, nor sudacreme. I’m now using a spray called ALFA SILVER with silver ions: spray on treatment for cuts, grazes and burns. I think it promises too much and may be too good to be true, and am suspicious of the fact it doesn’t burn / sting on application, but my farmer boyfriend is excited about it and thinks it’s basically spray-on wound powder.

Next step, animal medicine cupboard. Wound powder, and/or purple spray.

Stop me if I sound like I’m going to die, failing that please keep encouraging me. I have a bad habit of forgetting about it as soon as it recedes even slightly, and then it suddenly looms back into view.

Keep us informed , your update is even better than your original post 😂😂

A farmer boyfriend, you say?
He must be a fairly rugged sort, so perhaps he can help in some way.
You must get this thing gone, once and for all. and show us

I had a bastard like this

I pierced it
Dripped iodine into it and all around it - I mean my arm was orange

It never came back

Ha ha - you don’t need to recreate the self-waxing incident I meant plucking / trimming the ones round it to give you a clear view but I respect your vow!
Please keep us informed.

@MorriseysGladioli

A farmer boyfriend, you say? He must be a fairly rugged sort, so perhaps he can help in some way. You must get this thing gone, once and for all. and show us

Hmmm.

He brushes maggots off the anuses of sheep before giving them a haircut, he fixes prolapses with a wine bottle (half-sized novelty Prosecco gift bottle if it’s a hill sheep), and thinks a rusty gate is sufficient barrier between him and a wild cow he’s trying to milk, but he does have limits.

Also he once touched my c-section scar to stick a dressing on it and I promptly got sepsis, so he might prove to be a double agent when it comes to the Battle of the Boil. I’ll ask him to take a picture though. From a distance.

God I’m probably making us both sound completely revolting aren’t I. Perhaps my cleaner should be nominated for an OBE.

@EIIa

I had a bastard like this

I pierced it
Dripped iodine into it and all around it - I mean my arm was orange

It never came back

Tempting, very tempting, but it’s only an inch or two from my vagina. Anybody know what happens if iodine drips into a vagina? I suspect it’s not recommended.

Oh god no don't get iodine in it. It'll dry the skin out and that's not good on mucous membranes

I have hidradenitis supprativa so am well versed in abscesses and cysts
Maybe trim the hair so you can see what you're dealing with, scissors or steal a beard trimmer. Don't recommend sheep trimmers
Purple spray nukes everything but you'll be an interesting colour so probably not recommended
Hibiscrub however, the farmer will have in bulk and you can use that diluted to wash the affected area (just don't go slathering it around as it's very strong so maybe use a flannel and rinse carefully)

@eeek88, I'm liking the style of your posts - keep them coming!
Huge sympathy to you for the pube invading bastard.

Surely crumbling the occasional crumbs of dried pus from your pubes is a bonus, not a drawback?

So very true!
Spoken like a true sporner.

I would have to do some clipping and needling, I couldn’t resist

I would get down on my knees and give thanks to whichever deity you hold dear and thank them for this lifelong gift.

YABVVVVU.

Hope you get it sorted OP.

@MorriseysGladioli

Yes, it is. I think you should start a little blog thing here for us sporners to follow the progress of the pubic offender.

Pubic Enemy Number One?

Crush aspirin and mix with some water to make a paste and dab it on the affected area.

Repeated daily until the spot has gone