Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Cora, I think I'd opt for having the cyst removed. At least the one that got infected. I would never want to go through what you went through! I had one removed from the top of my head after it had been bothering me off and on for nearly 30 years. It got infected once but then opened on its own. However, when it got infected, I was VERY healthy. That was in 1991, 5 years before my lupus diagnosis. At this point, with lupus, AIH, chronic pancreatitis, type II diabetes, autoimmune clotting disorder, and an IgG deficiency (which puts me at greater risk for infections), your story made me VERY glad I had the cyst removed in January 2003 when I had my port-a-cath put in. They didn't even totally put me to sleep for it. They used conscious sedation for the port-a-cath. I don't really remember any of it. For my head, they woke me up and the anesthesiologist used novacaine. It didn't really hurt because I was pretty loopy and relaxed. He did a few injections and I could still feel around the cyst, so he did more. After that I fell back asleep and the next thing I remember was waking up in my room with the nurses asking if I wanted something to drink. My head never did really hurt. It itched a little on the last day before they took the stitches out but that was all. I don't think he got all the cyst because it still bothers me off and on, but nothing like it did before. In fact, it just dawned on me that it hasn't bothered me in several weeks. I just tried to feel where it was and I could barely even feel it. Maybe what was left of it finally went away on its own. I had both the flu and pneumonia vaccine a week ago. The arm they gave the flu shot in hurt like the dickens that night and the next day. Ice helped a good bit, though. take care, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Thanks for your thoughts. I've never had the flu shot before. The pneumonia shot didn't really hurt. The needle was very tiny - didn't even feel it go in, the medicine burned a little bit. Cora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 I get the flu shot every year now and I think I am due for my pnuemonia shot this year. Of course last year I got pnuemonia 3 times so maybe this year will be better. the WV hillbilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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