Found a lump, and other downstairs issues :(

[myturn]

I had a Barholins cyst exactly like what you describe about 18months ago. It kinda popped by itself and GP drained it a bit more. Was embarrassing but GP said quite common. I'd never heard of it before!! My nickers rubbed for a while which probably wa the most annoying thing.

It felt weird. Hopefully you can get things sorted so you feel better soon!

[Marley&Me]

I second the yoghurt. And also teatree oil in the bath, it's antibacterial.
Last year I had a whole year of vagina troubles!! Infection after infection, it was horrible I actually had some thrush cream in the cupboard so that saw me through the itching.

Hope you get to the bottom of it soon

[christy]

I had a cyst too recently.. it was bloody huge... and annoying! Heat packs... they help release the pressure which causes the itchiness and pain... then ice which reduces the swelling... I went to my GP who said I did everything already and it was healing which was why it was so itchy....

[Jakabella]

When I get thrush I have a really hot bicarb bath - I find it kinda numbs the area and sooths too.

[PumpkinZulu]

Definitely hanging out for this bicarb bath and yogurt tomorrow. So sore, swollen, invariably painful. I've been in tears on and off all night. Arghhhhhhh!!! I even dread peeing because that will set everything off and make it a million times worse. Wtf vagina! Wah

[Jennifer13]

PZ I get horrible thrush while pg and after all the natural remedies didn't shift it I got a suppository treatment and a thrush cream that contains both an anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory (it's in a blue tube, forget the name). This was at 36 weeks and honestly I decided better to kill it off than to give birth with it going on. My GP suggested both to me.

I wish I'd done it earlier, would have saved me weeks of misery. My symptoms were exactly the same as yours btw, very dry and sore. Hope you feel better soon.

[PumpkinZulu]

Oh I wish you had the name for me!

[Tinks]

vinegar in the bath is good too.

[Jennifer13]

Oh I wish you had the name for me!

I went and looked for you. It's Hydrozole. Get thee to a chemist!

[PumpkinZulu]

Zoom zoom! Thank you! Have also had a bicarb bath, have yogurt doing its thing, and last night dabbed with vinegar Going to kick this infections butt!

[Astrolady]

How much bicarb do you put in the bath?

[Ginger]

How is it all going?