Bartholins gland/cyst removal?

HEllo !!
I am glad to see people happy with this surgery. I have read lots of horrible stories which make me so scared about going for the surgery. I have a question tho.
HAve you been experiencing vaginal dryness post surgery.
Also, if you are in ny i would love to know your doc s name .

Thanks,

Hello , I have personally had my bartholin gland removed and it has been 10 months since. I still feel pain and sensitivity in that surgery area. I also see the hard scar tissue there. Will this ever go away? I am worried !!

Hello Bvictiim, Your advises and replies have been very positive and helpful. I had 4 marsupialization and two drainages (in the period of 7 months )and then finally my 7th surgery was for gland excision. its been about 10 months and i have not had any recurrence. I am still quite uncomfortable down there. Skin feels stretchy and i feel granulation tissue. Will this ever go away or will it always be this bad. I have also not resumed my sex life since as my last excision surgery took a very long time to heal. I now am worried if i would be ever able to enjoy sex or if it would aggravate of re-triger my cyst. your kind opinion is highly appreciated.

Hi! It doesn't sound at all like you had the gland removed. You had a marsupialization of the bartholin gland. They are two different procedures. I know because I went through the marsupialization and had the same thing. Now I am actually thinking about having the actual GLAND removed. (Not the cyst excised a pouch created for a tiny opening, but the whole gland and duct removed) I think a lot of women here are getting VERY confused between the two because some of you are referring to these procedures as the same thing.

I need to have the gland removed and I am mostly worried about scar and possible disfiguration. My doctor says that having the whole gland removed will actually be at the end less noticable than a masupialization. What are your experiences? I dont want to feel disfugured!

thanks!

Hi i just had my gland removed two days ago after dealing with cysts and abcess recuring for 6 years. Im so relived to have found a place where women have gone through what i have. Ive suffered from depresson dealing this and im really hopeful that the surgery will be the end of the recurring pain and embarassment 

I'm 22 actually turning 23 in 3 days. I have been having Bartholdi cysts since August 2014 and it's already may 2015 I have been looking online and all I've seen was horrible things about the surgery. I'm so scared I been crying my eyes out the last 4 days cause it's been two months since the last cysts and I honestly thought that was the end of it. I am so terrified to have the surgery. :(

i had a bartholin cyst when I was 18, found out I was pregnant and they could not operate until baby was born...so they lanced it and it was horrible...had such a time and made my delivery very bad...i now have another one on other side and not sure what to do....i am in nc....i told my fam.dr.and I see him soon..but i want the dr that does this work...do you have any recent info on your surg..

I am a Physician Assistant who just had complete excision 7 weeks ago.  THe best advice I can give is to make sure that your surgeon has done this many times before and ask how many complications he/she has had.  My experience was that I had a small amount of blood leakage for at least a month.  I was living on narcotics for the first 4 days or so post op and didn't move much, but after that, ibuprofen was enough.  I started exercising again, including running, at 5 weeks.  I also attempted sex at 6 weeks and that was too much too soon for me and left me sore.  As far as asthetics, don't be alarmed by what you see right after surgery.  Swelling is normal and it will take several weeks to go down.  Prior to excision I had failed the catheters and less invasive marsupialization procedure.  I was having crippling abscesses about once a month for 8 months.  At this point I am optimistic and relieved to not constantly be worrying about when the next flare will be.

Hope this helps!

I am 7 weeks out from first surgery to have the cyst out,2 weeks out from having gland out, and 1 week out from emergency surgery from complete rupture of the artery since my doc didn't close off the blood vessels. I am left with a giant hole. And am scared to death! Idk where to go for help! This has been and is still a nightmare. I can't take this anymore..someone please help!! is this ever gonna get better? Why do I have such a big hole??

 

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Hi, don't be afraid. I am recovering from my gland removal, and it wasn't as painful. Sitzs baths are a must and rest, do some research and ask your doctor how many he/she has done? it's been 3 months and I still don't feel comfortable having sex, but I wouldn't change my decision. I had to live with this issue for 10 years, and I do not regret having the surgery.

Hi I had the surgery 5 yrs ago and have going through a depression stage I have lost feeling to the left side of my labia this surgery has left my labia hanging and very uncomfortable when I dit I have to be very careful because it swells n hurts of I sit on it my self confidence has been shot and my sex drive with my husband is very low although it doesn't bother him I hate it my vagina has not been the same its like I have a genetal on my left side

Hi, did u ever had the surgery and the tube tied?

I see it's been over a year since you posted this comment, but I am having the exact same issue with myself. When I am aroused in any way my glands will swell up, and when I am not sexually active it will go back to normal. I'm guessing the glands are blocked somehow. But my question to you is are you still having this issue?

Hi.... How r u doing now, how u feel , how many months has it been?
Hope to hear from u soon.