Sebaceous Cyst- Looks like I got one

[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.

[bikerchick68]

I have a line of raised tissue from what I can feel... when I bend in half to try to look, it doesn't look like anything really... hard to tell when I'm danged near upside down tho

I was sure mine was an infected hair initially, so I kept letting it go... for about 7 months. Yep, since right around the new year. That may be why mine finally started rupturing.

I saw one "specialist" who said there is nothing they can do for me, and to stop riding my bike. Fat chance... called my regular doc (who referred me) and she said that was a load of cr@p and gave me a different referral. That's how I ended up with a doc and nurses who have ridden several centuries! He looked at it, assured me it's fairly common and no big deal and the next week it was gone, baby gone! I may try a short ride tomorrow... stitches came out yesterday and it's only mildly tender now... its only been 8 days, so not too bad! Good luck with it...

[velogirl]

when I bend in half to try to look, it doesn't look like anything really... hard to tell when I'm danged near upside down tho

Too funny! I'm visualizing you standing with your head between your legs. Have you considered using a hand mirror to examine yourself?

[FreshNewbie]

LoL yeah it kinda does make you get into a weird position Well hope your short ride went well!!! Thanks for good luck wishes, will see the doc right after my century.

[Selkie]

I had a bad saddle sore last winter. Don't know if it was just a "boil" or what, but it took months to go away. Moist heat helped a lot---Everytime after I showered, I'd put a steaming hot wash cloth on it. Hot as you can stand. Then, dry it off, put hydrogen peroxide and then, neosporin on it. It finally went away.