I put some mild pressure on the gauze, then went to the bathroom to see what was going on. At around 9:00, about 3 and a half hours after I drew the first bath, (WARNING, this is gross! Please do not read past this point if you are squeamish!) I was lying on the couch and suddenly felt liquid drip down. I could feel the cyst growing in size and getting even harder, and I noticed the mixture in the gauze was causing some stinging. I stayed in again for about 20 minutes, then restarted the cycle of changing the soaked gauze every 30 minutes or so. I took a painkiller, and drew myself another hot bath, this time using table salt instead of Epson salts. At this point, I couldn't even help crying from the pain. I left this for about 40 minutes, swapped for a hot compress for about 10 minutes, then applied another soaked gauze for about 30 minutes. I soaked the gauze in the mixture, then covered the cyst (likely an abscess at this point) with the gauze, held in place with my underwear. The recipe actually only asks for 1 teaspoon of the latter two ingredients, but at that point I was almost hysterical with pain so I figured, go big or go home. When I got out, I soaked the gauze in a mixture of 6 oz of calamine lotion, 2 teaspoons of witch hazel, and 2 teaspoons of tea tree oil. I drove home, drew myself a hot bath and added Epson salts, and sat for about 20 minutes.
At this point, it was about 5:00 in the afternoon. I decided I had nothing to lose, drove to the pharmacy, and picked up the necessary ingredients: a bottle of calamine lotion, a bottle of witch hazel, a bottle of tea tree oil, and a roll of gauze. In my searches through forums and websites, I saw the same remedy mentioned a few times: Phoebe's Cure. After being driven to the ER and speaking with a doctor, I decided to forgo the surgery, or at least postpone it, and give home remedies one last try. Today at work, where I sit at a desk all day, the pain went from tolerably uncomfortable to unbearable. Yesterday, to my horror I felt the familiar hardened bump start to rise. With the general, I experienced zero pain and no memory of the procedure. I can't stress enough, GET THE GENERAL! The needle with the anesthetic was BEYOND painful, and I'm not ashamed to admit I screamed bloody murder when they cut the thing open! Hands down, the most painful experience of my life.
It has recurred at least 6 or 7 times, and I have had an Incision and Drainage performed twice, one under local anesthetic and once under general. I'm 24 and starting getting bartholin cysts just over a year ago.
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