PrncesTnkrBell_18
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Sore on Neck
Posted: 01-04-08 10:11am
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Hey.
lol. since i had no idea what this would
go under, here it is. For the past, i
donno, 4-5 years, i have had this sore on
the back on my neck. and i use to have
two, one on each side, but the right one
stopped. The left sore, i guess you can
say oozes. lol. most of the time it is
more of a yellow i guess with blood. I
have tried putting cream on it and it
never works. when my neck isnt "acting up"
as i call it because i dont know what to
call it, im glad. just recently i have
gotten to the point where i can kind of
control it. but i can go for a week and i
would be fine. then it will start to
swell, and gets pretty painful. where i
cant really relax.
it gets so big that i can cup my hand over
it. i have never measured it, but i would
guess that it is around 2 inches in
diameter at those points. it does smell
when it oozes. And i am tired of having to
wear a rolled up towel around my neck.
lol. so i was wondering if anyone has ever
heard of something like this or have it.
When searching today, i came apon a board
on here about somehing kind of similar.
But it was in the wrong place. and i guess
it is only common in guys. they called it
pylonidal cyst.
so i signed up here to see if anyone can
help me. ^_^ Please help me if anyone can.
lol
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Maddie34
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:10pm
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Um.. I'm not really sure what it is,
however I think you should probably get it
checked out with a doctor. Have you been
to the doctor yet?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:13pm
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sounds almost like a cyst. some of them
dont hurt. so it gets bigger and then
smaller?(sorry im just trying to
understand completly)id get it checked
out by a doctor--they can remove it.
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:16pm
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Yeah I was thinking that cyst also. my
husband had one one of those and it was
really painful for him. He finally had to
have surgery on it.
Im not sure though what yours is. I would
suggest going to get it checked out. 4-5
years of letting it go could be causing
you more harm. Let a doctor tell you what
it is and he can treat it.
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PrncesTnkrBell_18
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:18pm
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No i havent been to a doctor. i dont have
any luck with doctors. lol. It will "fill
up" until it "pops". then it isnt as big.
so yea it gets bigger and smaller.
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:19pm
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i would agree with the others and go to
the dr about this. it does sound l;ike a
cyst to jme and you should get it checked
out soon
good luck hun!
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PrncesTnkrBell_18
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:23pm
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but to remove a cyst you have to have
surgery right? i have NEVER had surgery
for anything and i'd like to keep saying
that. lol
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:25pm
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its really no big deal--they wouldnt knock
you out. just numb the area and basically
remove infected tissue--just like they
would to a wart
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:28pm
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Why would you be scared of surgery? It
really isn't that bad. You might not even
need it. They might be able to just drain
it. I had a cyst removed from my cheek
and they gave me something that put me to
sleep for a few hours and they made a very
small insision and I only had one stitch.
There is nothing to worry about with that
kind of surgery
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:30pm
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that and you wouldnt want it to adversly
effect something else. it is possible for
it to cause other problems as well.
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:35pm
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It is possible for it to turn cancerous if
left untreated!
I recomend you get it checked out
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PrncesTnkrBell_18
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:43pm
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but i do "drain" it. as much as i can
until all i really see is some blood.
normal blood. and looking it up, a non
sergical remedy is to drain it. but that
only works for a few days to a week.
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Posted: 01-04-08 18:57pm
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my sister has a cyst on her neck. The dr
said it is fine as long as she drains it
and it doesn't bother her. So far it
doesn't and she just knows when to drain
it. But you should have it checked out
just to be sure that is what it is.
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Posted: 01-04-08 19:08pm
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GO TO THE DOCTOR and listen to what they
say
it could turn cancerous like start said
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Posted: 01-04-08 20:37pm
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LOL Suzy "start"
I can't even imagine a doctor telling
someone to drain their own cyst. How
steril can that be? A doctor can drain it
the correct way and it might never come
back. If it does, then surgery might be
needed. If this bump is 2 inches in
diameter, that is nothing you should mess
with by yourself. Just think of all the
bacteria that you might introduce into
your sore by draining it yourself.
The cyst that I had was only the size of a
dime and it bothered me so I had the
doctor take care of it the correct way.
I also had a friend that had about a 2
inch cyst on the back of his neck. He
didn't want to get it looked at either and
finally after much convincing from his
friends he decided to go to the doctor and
the doctor said that it must be removed
because it had started to change (don't
remember exactly what he said) and that it
needed to be removed IMMEDIATELY...
Dont wait until you have to do something
drastic about it.
Just from what I have seen in the
past...don't let things like this go
without medical attention. Just not a
very intelligent idea.
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Posted: 01-04-08 20:51pm
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LOL Suzy "start"
I can't even imagine a doctor telling
someone to drain their own cyst. How
steril can that be? A doctor can drain it
the correct way and it might never come
back. If it does, then surgery might be
needed. If this bump is 2 inches in
diameter, that is nothing you should mess
with by yourself. Just think of all the
bacteria that you might introduce into
your sore by draining it yourself.
The cyst that I had was only the size of a
dime and it bothered me so I had the
doctor take care of it the correct way.
I also had a friend that had about a 2
inch cyst on the back of his neck. He
didn't want to get it looked at either and
finally after much convincing from his
friends he decided to go to the doctor and
the doctor said that it must be removed
because it had started to change (don't
remember exactly what he said) and that it
needed to be removed IMMEDIATELY...
Dont wait until you have to do something
drastic about it.
Just from what I have seen in the
past...don't let things like this go
without medical attention. Just not a
very intelligent idea.
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PrncesTnkrBell_18
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Posted: 01-05-08 01:34am
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its not 2 inches in diameter all the time.
only when it "fills up". i found that i
can drain it when it starts, but its
annoying. lol. and i cant really get into
a doctor tonight.
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Posted: 01-06-08 00:40am
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You really need to have it checked out.
Simply draining it will not always get rid
of it. Sometimes the enitre sac needs to
be removed. By not treating it properly
you are running the risk of major
infections such as staph, which can be
very harmful if it gets into your blood
stream. Please see the doctor.
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