Help?
I just found this subreddit today, so I’m sure many of you have asked this question, and have the same story, but my mental health has really been damaged because of this cyst. I would love to know if I’m permanently stuck with this ?? It first showed when I was about 23, and it opened when I was 24ish. I’m now 27 and still having this issue. I’ve had two small surgeries done where they took out the cyst, and stitched me up. Almost immediately the cyst came back both times. The last time I had it done was earlier this year, and it’s still present. The surgeon told me he wasn’t sure the cause of its reoccurrence, since I don’t have an excess of hair in that area. He told me he wasn’t sure what else to do. Mind you, this was right before he took the cyst out.
I haven’t been back, even though I should, but I’m starting to give up on it. I clean it pretty often, usually with unscented soap in the shower, then I’ll use saline wash to clean it up a bit. I feel so messed up about it, as it’s stops me from doing certain things. Even when I go to sleep it’s hard to lay on my back because I don’t want it to burst, or get irritated. I guess I should contact my doctor again, and see what’s left for me to do.
I’m not extremely over weight, but I could lose a few pounds, and I’m aware that being overweight is a symptom. So I’ve been trying to work on that. Is there something else anyone could recommend? Are there people whose cyst has gone away? I would hate to live with this problem for the rest of my life.