TMI: I think I have a

[isabel]

Pubic cyst. It's a small, moveable bump right where my thigh meets my pubic area, just over the bone. I think it's gotten a little bigger since I noticed it a couple weeks ago. It's sensitive when I touch it, but doesn't bother me otherwise.

I should probably go to the doctor, right? Has anyone had one of these before?

[Deleted]

Yes, but it turned out to be an ingrown hair.

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[Captain Serious]

I get them; typically, they drain themselves. If it doesn't go away in another few weeks, go ahead and schedule an appointment, but I don't think you'll have to.

[Deleted]

Most likely an ingrown. I get bartholins cysts and they are not in that area and they are much more than just sensitive.

[Captain Serious]

This is what I get, but they were more internal than what yours sounds like: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bartholin-cyst/basics/definition/CON-20026333

[karmasabiotch]

Soak in the tub and use hot compresses to bring it to the surface.

[isabel]

I really don't think it's an ingrown hair. I've had tons of those. Seriously, I'm a pro. But maybe this is just the next level. :/

I'll try hot compress and soaking it and give it some more time. It doesn't seem like anything urgent from what I can tell.

Thanks!

[mrsjuleshs]

I get ingrown hairs every so often. I shower and apply a hot washcloth and it usually comes to a head or I can see the ingrown hair so I sterilize a needle and deal with it.

[amberlyrose]

Jan 6, 2014 1:57:39 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

I had a boil in the same place and it was massive and I popped that sonbitch and the velocity was incredible. It was an amazing experience.

But it left a giant crater, so I googled "lancing boils" and the Internet told me DO NOT or else it could pop inside and spread around your innards and you could die.

So I was a little worried but I didn't die and I was happy.

That's in my top three most satisfying poppings ever.

Ooops, tmi?

I get you. I've one like that before and it was so grossly satisfying. Painful and gross.

[sparrow]

I have one right now too, but mine is on my labia. I noticed it in the shower a few days ago. Since then it has grown and then sometime today must have popped. No pain with any of it. I also get lots of ingrown hairs and this is absolutely different. If you're worried schedule a dr appointment (I have one pending myself but at this rate my cyst may be gone before my appointment)

[thedutchgirl]

It could also be a swollen lymph node, as there are some right along that line.

[bluefish]

Jan 6, 2014 2:17:07 GMT -5 thedutchgirl said:

It could also be a swollen lymph node, as there are some right along that line.

This was my first thought.

[starbuck]

3 weeks ago, I thought I had the same thing. It turns out I had an infected hair follicle that abscessed. I had it drained and cultured and got 10 days of ABX. Worst experience ever. Having novocaine shot into an abscess is...*shudder*

[leeann]

Jan 6, 2014 2:41:53 GMT -5 sequins said:

Jan 6, 2014 2:40:48 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Google images on this is awesome. 

Lemme see

ETA: Not as bad as penis gangrene . OP, mine was only the size of a lymph node, it was very movable and went away when I lay down. Inguinal hernia is very very very rare in 20+ women. So depending on your age and body type, it could be a femoral hernia. 

Or just a swollen lymph node. Do you have a UTI?

I had an inginual hernia last year and I thought it was a some kind of cyst at first, so I went to the OB/GYN.  She took one look at me and said 'you have a hernia'  They told me it was rare, too in women, but I had one and had surgery on it a year ago.

[saucyc]

I was also thinking swollen lymph node

[isabel]

Jan 6, 2014 2:18:12 GMT -5 sequins said:

Jan 6, 2014 1:06:36 GMT -5 isabel said:

Pubic cyst. It's a small, moveable bump right where my thigh meets my pubic area, just over the bone. I think it's gotten a little bigger since I noticed it a couple weeks ago. It's sensitive when I touch it, but doesn't bother me otherwise.

I should probably go to the doctor, right? Has anyone had one of these before?

I had one like you describe and it turned out to be an inguinal hernia. Does it go away when you lie down?

It does not go away when I lie down and I don't have a UTI.

And since we're all sharing anyway, I tried to pop it last night (because why not) and it oozed a good amount of pus and blood. Stayed the same size though. It's about a pea sized lump that doesn't really seem like it's going anywhere.

I think I'm going to go in. I need to get tested for the cystic fibrosis gene anyway. Some of your stories have sufficiently freaked me out.

[studytime45]

Ugh, I have what sounds like the same thing!! I tried to drain it myself (with a scalpel) and it bled a whooooole lot but no pus. And it seems the be a lot smaller and less hard. Hmmm.

I hope you get some answers or it just goes away!

[snickers]

ouch :/
Hope you figure it out and it goes away soon.