Sebaceous Cyst- Looks like I got one

[FreshNewbie]

So, all this riding in hot weather for hours sort of "paid off" and favored me with a nice sebaceous cyst right on my inner thigh in next to you know that area....I read online that they don't have to be treated by doctore unless they are painful. Well, mine was especially first two days. Days when I am off the bike it's fine and I almost don't feel it unless I press on it. Days when I am on the bike it puffs up and hurts a little more. I have century coming up on aug 27th and I am def. not going to remove it before that, but after if it's not gone by itself I am GOING!!!
I know some of you had same thing, please share your experience!!!

[pooks]

They can get quite large. They don't necessarily have to be "gotten rid of" but generally have to be drained. It might be that if you went to the doc before it got too bad, you could get on some antibiotics and take care of it before it gets worse!

Good luck!

[FreshNewbie]

I am definately going to check it out soon, untill then i will do my best to keep it from getting worse. This is such a bummer, and it's in most uncomfortable place for riding

[bikerchick68]

fresh... had one in the SAME place... identical to what you're going thru. Don't ride and it's flat and almost seems to disappear... ride and it puffs up like an acorn and HURTS! Mine was "chronically infected" which is what is happening when it puffs up due to riding... my doc said they will not go away on their own... sent me to a surgeon (and I got lucky cause he and his staff ALL ride!!!) who said, yep, gotta take it out...

My stitches come out tomorrow. Pretty minor procedure... local anesthetic to numb it... cut it out, sew it up and you're on your way. You'll be off the bike for about 2 weeks...

mine had gotten to the point that it ruptured on every ride and hurt like the ****ens. Draining it did not remove the cyst itself... so the minute you ride again, it gets infected again. I am SO glad it's gone and look forward to riding without pain again... next week! Hope this info helps and I sympathize...

[FreshNewbie]

Thank you for sympathy, I do really need it since I just recovered from a really bad ingrown hair and chafing. I guess I am making an appoitment pretty soon, it's so unfortunate that it's right before my first century. I am not sure if it will rapture on it's own because I don't see any channel for it to drain by itself. I read online the same thing you said, that draining them will not help unless doctore removes the cell wall that contains the fluid. Two weeks of the bike? Geez I don't even bike that much to afford to miss so much! Ohh well what else can we do right? So do you have scar from it?

[makbike]

You can try heat packing it and see if the warm, moist heat will cause it to open and drain.