Persistent Cyst

Yesterday I realized that my Bartholin's gland cyst is back. I thought it went away when I finally saw my GYN last year and she was able to get into the heart of it so it could drain. I was wrong. My little vaginal pain nugget is alive and well, making life extra-specially wicked in the region of my undercarriage. My other peri-anal abscess is feeling pinchy, too.

The thought that maybe the Bartholin's gland will need to be removed came into my mind. My GYN said it can be done, but is a very bloody and messy surgery. Not something you'd want to do unless it was necessary. It is my hope that shutting up my butt and diverting all fecal flow out through an ostomy will stop the Bartholin's gland from "cysting". There may be some connection between it and the funky plumbing I have.

With Module 4 rapidly approaching, I hope that the cyst will go away (as it has been known to do) or that it will do its swelling thing within a week so I can get it drained. I don't want to get to module and have it reach critical mass and fever sets in.

So I'm in a funky, icky mood. Taking the pain medication only increases my level of evil moodiness. *Sigh* Can someone just shoot me and get it over with?