Originally Posted by
Sweets
Thank you for the informative post!
Completely (somewhat) unrelated ... in 2015, I had a cyst on my lower back. It had been growing for about a year, with me squeezing it occasionally. The doctors wouldn't remove it, because it was deemed as "cosmetic." Well, they would have removed it, I would have just had to pay cash for it. I moved across the country, and was without insurance between jobs (had to wait 90 days). I bumped the cyst on a kitchen work area right after starting my new job, and it got infected. I paid cash for the CVS Minute Clinic visit, and got antibiotics, but it never got better. I felt like I had an overgrowth of scar tissue, but it was still infected even after antibiotics. I took two courses of antibiotics while waiting for my insurance to kick in. Never got better, kept growing over with "scar tissue."
The moment I got insurance, I went to an urgent care facility for $35. The guy absolutely FLOORED me when he said it looked like cancer. I didn't believe him, but I got the referral for a skin cancer/dermatologist. I'm 27, was 26 at the time. I never tanned.
Turns out that the cyst had turned into Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I was madder than hell. Two surgeries later, and a LOT of $$ even with insurance, I am cancer free ... but it's only been 6 months or so. Anywho...
Doctors need to take out cysts, not wait for them to turn to cancer. I understand that this is very rare - not even 1% - but cysts can be very dangerous if they are on your head/neck!! Especially on the head/neck. It makes me so angry, understandably, when I hear that doctors won't take something out that is bothering you and very clearly affecting you.
Marlb91, I'm sorry for what you went through. Please understand that I completely feel your pain. I am so glad that you took matters into your own hands, even when others would not. Be proud of yourself, and I am happy that your hair is growing back. My cute lower back dimples...well, one is cute, and the other is a huge red gash now. Not that I mind my scars, because I am stronger for them, but sheesh. What if we had become septic from the infections?!
Hugs.
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