Today, after the doctor poking around my urethra and vagina at a lump, she turns to me and says, "I'm going to be honest, I have no idea what that is. Have some antibiotics and we'll see how it goes in two weeks." Excuse me while I go panic in a corner. FML
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freakingout 10
OP here, wow didn't expect it to make it on here ? Well so far no change, she even asked me are you sure it's not part of you, like how often does anybody know themselves there. What? I know myself very well there and it's not normal. Got an appointment with the gyno for next week so should be all good :) thought it was suspicious I got an appointment within half hour of ringing...
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leogachi 15
Go see another doctor. While doctors can't know everything, it was still really stupid of her to tell you to just take antibiotics for a few weeks and "see how it goes".
Shartie 16
Do you often get a lump in there?
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freakingout 10
OP here, wow didn't expect it to make it on here ? Well so far no change, she even asked me are you sure it's not part of you, like how often does anybody know themselves there. What? I know myself very well there and it's not normal. Got an appointment with the gyno for next week so should be all good :) thought it was suspicious I got an appointment within half hour of ringing...
KittyKoo 11
That is so weird, the same exact thing happened to me like 6 years ago
bcalle 8
And?....AND???? You can't relate to this post and not go in detail -.-
BrandiLush 31
Bartholin cyst?
invadermaythe1st 35
Good luck with it! I hope its (even though this is super gross) just a weirdly placed pimple that doesn't cause too much damage to you :(
waterkat120 11
I had a weird lump for a while and it ended up being a cyst that had to be drained. Hopefully you find out what it is and it's nothing bad!
vividdreamer 14
OMG #62 Those are absolute misery and I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. I used to get them so frequently and they would turn to abscess so I got 3 surgeries to try to prevent them (two left side, one right). I've gone almost two years since a cyst turned to abscess. Thankfully a GYN can identify them easily if that's the case. Good luck, OP!
boeglie 16
hope you get the answers you need!
MisterGasMoney 16
Definitely go see another doctor BEFORE those 2 weeks are up. Hope you're still in good health OP.
IIIIRowdy 5
See another doc
rec_chem 22
Don't accept "I don't know". Get a new doctor, and keep getting a new doctor until you find one that knows what he or she is doing. After 12 years of education and years of experience on the job, "I don't know" is not acceptable.
exus18 12
There's glands around your urethra and below your vaginal canal that can become blocked and are sometimes painful or not painful if it's one of these they will say cut it or warm compress it with antibiotics
Jewely313 2
Sounds like a Bartholins cyst but it's good that you're seeing a real gyno! What a tool that first doctor is.
DocBastard 38
There are a few actual doctors on FML. I hear most of them are bastards though.
boeglie 16
does no one else see a risk with randomly prescribing antibiotics? the body can become immune or vulnerable to resistant strains of infection if antibiotics are miss used.... too many doctors jump to prescriptions without all the facts or data. get a second opinion asap
catherinecas 30
Docs also use prescriptions to find out data. When I was going through some health issues I was prescribed antibiotics, anti inflammatories, and a few other things at different times to see what worked and what didn't. It helped the docs narrow down the list and saved me a bunch of expensive (and painful) testing.
iwadasn 32
And it didn't occur to you to get a second opinion?
Rysal5 15
I'm not an expert or anything, but if anyone has read Henrietta Lacks, it might be cervical cancer. Lumps of cancer cells form and grow bigger rapidly. Antibiotics will not help in this case because it is not a bacterial infection. Talk to your doctor about cancer screenings. If you catch it early enough, it could be prevented.
Wrestlerchic 0
So, I've had cervical cancer. Just on basic anatomy, though, cervix is no where near a urethra. .. (cervical cancer is also extremely slow moving) OP, if it's painful, hot and came on rapidly, could be an infection/swollen gland. Hormonal cysts happen to me too (I hit the ladyparts jackpot)
Wrestlerchic 0
Well. . Meant to reply to someone who was trying to talk to OP about cervical cancer.
wishfulthinks 19
Any health problem /might/ be cancer but there's no need to respond with that and raise OPs worries. Doctors are very aware of the risk of cancer and if they think something could be cancerous they'll send you for tests in the UK. Scaremongering isn't the way to approach this.