Bartholin's cyst now infected. Any experience of this?

[Gincompetent]

I am in so much pain, I can't sit easily, it's sore to walk and just generally sore all the time.

I've had the cyst for a few years but it's never given me any bother (had it checked at the time by gynae though, as it was the size of a large grape, and she said it was best to leave it as is if not troubling me).

However, it's grown rapidly over the past 2 days - to the size of an egg! - and become so painful, so I went to the GP this morning and she's given me antibiotics and said if it doesn't feel better by Friday morning I've to go back to be sent to hospital. I had a temperature at the GP and have been feeling a bit unwell for the last couple of days so I guess this is the reason.

Has anyone experienced this?

Please tell me it will be ok!!

@gincompetent actually just thought - you have a good reason to be "out of service" for a while - that'll learn him

OMG get them to give you something stronger than flipping paracetamol though

A LEMON?!?!?

Dave and I are about to go for a nice warm bath.

And yes @JurassicAdventure a lemon!

The GP described it as massive, the junior doctor said 'oh yes, it's a big'un' the nurse who chaperoned him also said 'oh you poor love, that's a nasty one' and the reg and cons both felt it was too big and too deep to consider the local anaesthetic option.

I asked one of the nurses how common this was and she said they get 4-5 in a week, so quite common, but they hadn't seen one this size for some time! ☹️

Now DH is going about singing 'Call me Al' 😂

But he's forgiven is I'm lying in bed after a nice bath and he's making dinner and will do bedtime tonight. He's a good soul really 😍

Hope you get some rest OP tomorrow they will lance that bad boy and you will feel so so much better.

I've never looked forward to surgery this much in all my life @billybullshitterz1 !!

Hope you get it sorted quickly

Oh love. You can call me Al? Bless you! Bet you cannot wait

Please please pretty please show up as picture
Another sporner here, it's torture reading this without a picture, you are teasing us.

Seriously though I am sorry you are in pain, I hope they sort it for you in the morning and you feel better soon

I had one 10 years ago while a few days postnatal, the relief from the surgery to drain it was huge. I hope you can get some rest tonight and things go to plan tomorrow.

*show us a picture

Sounds painful op
Im terrible and wouldn’t be able to not touch it would puttin a warm flannel on it help or would that increase explosion risk oh gosh take no advice from me lol. Bet it would feel amazing when it popped tho.... sporner alert lol xx

I've sorted some with a drawing balm. They were tiny but so fucking painful. I dont know how you're still alive with one the size of a lemon. Holy God!

See, this is the thing. It doesn't look like a typical cyst. Not to me anyway. And it doesn't look like it could pop either. It feels like it's much further under the surface, rather than on the surface if you know what I mean?

I think that's why all the docs ruled out the local anaesthetic option.

And the lump is so huge I'd basically be showing you my vag 

I honestly don't think you sporners are missing out on anything!

@Pebblespony this thing is in a league of it's own.

I do actually want to take a picture, as it will be hard to believe it was ever this size, but I couldn't bring myself to post it!

Maybe I'll go incognito on the sporners corner sometime 

I'm excited for you for the operation tomorrow!

Thanks! 12 hours 8 mins to go!

@Gincompetent oh no! Hope you get some relief soon!!

Jesus wept. Have you hit the gin yet? I’ve got a small one that I’ve had for years. Well I think that’s what it is. If it starts growing I’m off to the docs.

DH says it's like a giant testicule, and keeps calling me Dave!

Sorry but

Thanks @NewYoiker

@MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig DH thinks he's hilarious and chip-off-the-old block teen DD has now been WhatsApping me links to YouTube videos. ' 'Great balls of fire' 'I'm on fire' 🙈

I've been so miserable I haven't even given a thought! Missed a trick there!

4 hours to go.

Good luck op, and bye bye Dave!

Thank you @CupoBlood 
En route to hospital just now! Excited about Dave's demise!

Good luck today Gin, relief is just around the corner :)

Good luck, Gin. I hope you get relief soon.