Thread: Anterior Vaginal Mass - Young Adult

thx for the reply.
i am not freaking out or anything because it is probably nothing. I don't have any trouble using tampons bc it doesn't hurt at all when using them, I just know the bump is there and should definitely make sure that it is nothing serious.

The only other side effect that I have is that I urinate quite frequently. So I don't know.

I have waited several months to see my GP (as I am away for school) and I cannot see an OB/GYN unless I am referred by my GP as I am not from the US.

It has been almost 9 months since I found the bump, so another week won't make that much of a difference. I am just getting to think about it more now since I have the appt so soon.

Thanks for the reply though!

Just thought that I'd update the situation. I went to my GP today and he checked it out and it is a Skene's gland cyst. He said ideally he would like to have me get it surgically removed but I do not have time at this stage in my life so we are going to try shrinking it medically with some high dose cipro. It should work, and if it doesn't then I have to go back around Christmas break to sort it out.

So I finished my dose and it definitely has gone down but it is still there. Now I am torn if I should go back to my GP to see what else to do. It doesn't hurt and if it is just a Skene's cyst, it could not be harmful in the least and I was told if it doesn't 'shrink down' I should make another appt.

Now for the question, Has anybody had a cyst that actually caused problems? From what I understood what I have is harmless. Just trying to justify going back to see the doctor again.

Thanks

thanks for the reply!

i have decided that i should make an appointment again with my GP just to be sure. i just have the hardest time thinking that i need an appointment because i don't want to go there and have him say that the medication worked well enough and then feel like i shouldn't have gone.

blah, i am such a bad patient! i am going to be a physician in a couple of years and i still have the hardest time going to the doctor for my own sake!

So I am such a good girl and made another appt with my GP to make sure that it is fine to leave it alone although the cyst is still there.

It doesn't bother me that much, but I don't want it to cause problems in the future.

I guess it is better to be safe than sorry

I went to my family doctor today and am happy that I went. I had reservations about going since I thought that I was over-reacting; although I was not.

Apparently the Cipro I was on should have completely eradicated the Skene's gland cyst. Although it did not significantly change the size of the cyst, it did clear up my chronic UTI that I was not aware I had.

Furthermore, he said that he has to make sure everything is kosher so, given the fact that the cyst did not clear up medically and having chronic UTIs, I am being referred to a gynaecologist to get it looked at. Most likely I will need it surgically excised. Which, according to my family doctor, it not a huge ordeal. (If somebody has had a cyst removed and would like to shed some light on the procedure/recovery, I would really appreciate it!)

Me being away at school has complicated my freedom to get an appointment. Since my cyst is not causing too much pain, just difficulty inserting tampons, we have elected to get an appointment after I am done the school year; which takes me to June.

Fingers crossed everything is fine and what appears to be a simple cyst, is actually that, a simple cyst.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!!!!