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Originally Posted by Ellie
Maybe it's just normal and I missed the memo, but I have always had a problem with cysts they show up everywhere! My breasts, my groin area, my neck, back, etc. I had several surgically removed and then finally decided to keep them. If I have them removed, they come right back - sometimes they bring friends.
My doctor always brushed it off like it's normal, so I decided to just leave them alone as long as they do me no harm. However, I have one that moves from the left side of my neck (towards the back) and around to my chin area (under it). The issue is that, well, I have to look up and down sometimes  and when I look down, it kind of hurts because this 'thing' is poking me.
My PT told me to bring it up to my Immunologist and he said maybe I have some autoimmune defect or something (I have a very bad short term memory, so I forgot what he said to be honest).
Am I just weird? Like, is this normal for women or even men?
If they are harmless, I'd prefer to keep them. The ones removed from my right breast resulted in 1) My breast shrinking 2) I have a big dent in it 3) It's deformed  .
I will admit though, sometimes I try to see how far I can move this one around. I know it's gross and probably a bad idea but when it's in a bad spot, I try to move it. Some won't move and are solid - some feel to not be solid. They are all marble sized.
I'm gross!! Hehehe. |
Yea, I know all about cysts. I wrestle with them almost constantly. The first one I got about 10 years ago almost between my breasts but more towards the left one. I felt it getting bigger. Doc said "Put heat on it" so I did and for months and nothing changed it just got bigger. FINALLY I decided to try to open it and get out whatever was in there. I used a sterile needle and poked a hole right where it was the hardest then wrapped both index fingers with Kleenex and pressed down on it firmly. It squirted pus initially for the first few tries then it turned to a bloody fluid. It took me doing this once a day for a few months for me to completely get it cleaned out but it IS gone now. All I have is the tiny hole I repeatedly opened. The final few tries were quite "Aromatic" YUCK!!!
But it's gone now.
I also have problem acne, I usually have between 2 and 5 WOWSERS going on Somewhere. Not so much now on my face but more on my chest, neck and upper back. I do the same with these, open them and squeeze once a day. I keep them clean but I can't stand the pressure that builds up inside, it burns and itches horribly. I get ALOT of bloody fluid out of these. I have Clindamycin for it but after taking that for 2 days I get horrble diarrhea with cramping and have to stop. Dermatoligist can't really help me either, I've been twice about it. She just says use a lot of NeoSprorin, which I do.