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An_247569 posted:
I believe I have a cyst, on my labia majora. It's not necessarily near my clitoris, but closer there than to the opening of my vagina. It started out as a small bump, I examined it a bit, just to gather a feel for what it could have been. It was kind of painful, although no more than a 1 or a 2 out of 10 on the pain scale. I figured I'd give it some time to heal and then that'd be the end of it.

Except... It's not. In the coming days it proceeded to feel very hard, almost like a bb pellet was under my skin? I examined it a bit more. It wasn't nearly as painful. It was simply just tender.

It's since gotten bigger. It's not hard like a bb pellet anymore, it's soft and tender and now MUCH more painful. Before, I had to sort of pull my labia over to the side in order to see it, now it's swollen so much that you can comparatively see the difference in size between the left and right side of my labia. I recently pulled my labia over to the side a bit and noticed that the cyst looks like it has a "head" to it? It's brownish/blackish, almost like a blood clot, or even a bruise? I was squeezing it a little, not enough to pop it, but a clear liquid did appear to come out of it a LITTLE bit. It was no more than a tiny drop or two.

I KNOW I need to see a doctor... But it's very difficult. I live with my parents and my mom has my insurance card. She won't give it to me, and refuses to make me a gyno appointment or take me to urgent care. I'm pretty sure this is a cyst, but could I be wrong? I was just wondering if any of you have suffered something similar and has any advice for what I can do to lessen the uncomfortable feeling I'm dealing with.
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Painful cyst on labia?I believe I have a cyst, on my labia majora. It's not necessarily near my clitoris, but closer there than to the opening of my vagina. It started out as a small bump, I examined it a bit, just to gather a feel for what it could have been. It was kind of painful, although no more than a 1 or a 2 out of 10 on the pain scale. I figured I'd give it some time to heal and then that'd be the end of it.<br /><br />Except... It's not. In the coming days it proceeded to feel very hard, almost like a bb pellet was under my skin? I examined it a bit more. It wasn't nearly as painful. It was simply just tender. <br /><br />It's since gotten bigger. It's not hard like a bb pellet anymore, it's soft and tender and now MUCH more painful. Before, I had to sort of pull my labia over to the side in order to see it, now it's swollen so much that you can comparatively see the difference in size between the left and right side of my labia. I recently pulled my labia over to the side a bit and noticed that the cyst looks like it has a "head" to it? It's brownish/blackish, almost like a blood clot, or even a bruise? I was squeezing it a little, not enough to pop it, but a clear liquid did appear to come out of it a LITTLE bit. It was no more than a tiny drop or two.<br /><br />I KNOW I need to see a doctor... But it's very difficult. I live with my parents and my mom has my insurance card. She won't give it to me, and refuses to make me a gyno appointment or take me to urgent care. <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/chagrin.gif" align="top" border="0"> I'm pretty sure this is a cyst, but could I be wrong? <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/frown.gif" align="top" border="0"> I was just wondering if any of you have suffered something similar and has any advice for what I can do to lessen the uncomfortable feeling I'm dealing with.
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georgiagail responded:
A very warm, moist cloth may help this come to a head. It is likely to remain painful until it can be drained.

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Report This| Share this:Painful cyst on labia?A very warm, moist cloth may help this come to a head. It is likely to remain painful until it can be drained.<br /><br />Gail
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An_247569 replied to georgiagail's response:
Actually, ironically, just a day after I posted this, I noticed a bit of the swelling had gone down! Since then, it's now gone down to a very tiny, tender bump. It's so small that I give it a day or two before it's completely gone. I figured maybe my squeezing had popped it and thus it was proceeding to drain, but I didn't notice any unusual discharge coming from it other than the clear drop I mentioned earlier. Regardless, I'm just happy it's shrinking! Thanks for the advice, I'll probably spend these next two days getting rid of it through the warm cloth method.
Report This| Share this:Painful cyst on labia?Actually, ironically, just a day after I posted this, I noticed a bit of the swelling had gone down! Since then, it's now gone down to a very tiny, tender bump. It's so small that I give it a day or two before it's completely gone. I figured maybe my squeezing had popped it and thus it was proceeding to drain, but I didn't notice any unusual discharge coming from it other than the clear drop I mentioned earlier. Regardless, I'm just happy it's shrinking! Thanks for the advice, I'll probably spend these next two days getting rid of it through the warm cloth method.
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