More of a woman thing.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 2:15 am

Has anyone out there ever had a cyst removed from their breast.. just wondered if there are any other ways of removal ,could it be drained,can it be left , do they need to be removed any idea's anyone ?????????????

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:28 am

I dont know yourpantsareonfire but I didnt want you to feel naked and vulnerable so I thought Id reply

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 2:30 am

Nomad wrote: I dont know yourpantsareonfire but I didnt want you to feel naked and vulnerable so I thought Id reply

How thoughtful............Everyone should have a dose of Nomad's nuttyness at least once a day.

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:13 am

Yes, Pants, I had several benign breast lumps removed in my twenties and thirties...the operations were very straightforward, I was put under general anaesthetic but was only in hopsital as a day care patient. The scars I had were negligible. Since that time, I have had other breast lumps but it was decided that they need not be removed. Pm me if you want any other info...

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:18 am

In my experience, it is better to remove than to drain. Cysts nearly always return when they're drained.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 4:23 am

[QUOTE=SnoozeControl]Nothing on my breasts, but I recently had a very large one removed from my neck/shoulder, and yes they require minor surgery. There's a sac that contains the cyst that has to be removed completely or there's a very good chance the cyst itself will reappear.

I can show you my scar if you want.

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Oh go on then ,,,,,,,,,,,

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 4:56 am

SnoozeControl wrote:

I can show you my scar if you want.

Well stop gossiping AND SHOW US THE PICTURE .:wah:

only joking :wah:

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 5:08 am

SnoozeControl wrote: How did you know I was gossiping!?

I'll have to dig out my camera, the webcam doesn't really pick up detail too well. Just to tide you over till I can take a photo, it's about an inch long and red.

edit: my scar, that is. My scar is an inch long and red.

I was only joking me dear.:-6

about the picture not the gossiping ..................

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 5:16 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I was talking about you.

LOL, now you're going to be paranoid.:p

If this post is about your cyst, I hope you get it taken care of soon... they tend to get bigger, or at least they do in my experience. Good luck with it.

I know im telepathetic :wah: while your talking about me your leaving everbody else alone :wah:

Sprog's got the cyst but all's in hand so not to worry.

Post by **spot** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:24 am

They do indeed get bigger, and in my experience they can be very painful. I spent three hours on my back once having a cyst inside a bone opened, scraped out, washed, pack filled with porous bone-mesh, and the muscle and skin layers stitched back into place, and the relief was huge - all the pain was gone and it had been fairly prominent for quite a while before the treatment. I'm glad I had a local anesthetic though - I'd have been uncomfortable watching it all with no pain relief at the site itself. It's not come back, and it was a long time ago.

Why is this "more of a woman thing"?

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed May 17, 2006 5:38 am

spot wrote: They do indeed get bigger, and in my experience they can be very painful. I spent three hours on my back once having a cyst inside a bone opened, scraped out, washed, pack filled with porous bone-mesh, and the muscle and skin layers stitched back into place, and the relief was huge - all the pain was gone and it had been fairly prominent for quite a while before the treatment. I'm glad I had a local anesthetic though - I'd have been uncomfortable watching it all with no pain relief at the site itself. It's not come back, and it was a long time ago.

Why is this "more of a woman thing"?

My apologie's,, i did'nt want the BREAST word to get anyone all hot and bothered .

Spot you are terribly brave how did you know it was there if it was inside the bone .

Post by **spot** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:44 am

pantsonfire321@aol.com wrote: Spot you are terribly brave how did you know it was there if it was inside the bone .:)Bloody hell, Pants, I'm not sure quite how to put this... it got hard and it felt hot to the touch and it throbbed continually.

It needed dealing with because it was building up a hotbed of pus in there and if it had gone systemic then it would have been a far bigger fight. The trouble with infected cysts is they have no blood supply so antibiotics can't get at them effectively.