Hey I'm a 22 year old male who exercise daily. Three years ago I had got my first pilonidal cyst. Since then I have got it lanced about 10 times and surgery three. I noticed two new ones on the opposite side of the other. They would come and go but not these two wont seem to go and are starting to hurt. I've tried the hot compress and tea tree oil but those seem to work for short amount of time. I also recently had surgery on a cyst that I had on my groin/testicle. This one is also back. I was already checked for mrsa and they said I did not have it. I'm just curious if there's anything out there that helps? I'm tired of doing surgeries and getting lanced. I feel to young to be getting these all the time. I was also diagnosed with 1st disagree heart av block while I was getting surgery. Can anyone help ? I'm sick and tired of this
Hi,
Thanks for writing in. Epididymal cysts are typically painless and harmless. To my knowledge, there is not an association with testicular cancer. It is possible that the trauma from sex may exacerbate the pain. Sometimes, epididymal cysts can go away on their own. However, if they continue to become uncomfortable, they can be surgically removed or drained.
The results of operation are more sure as it is usually possible to remove the whole cyst. The operation is usually performed using general anaesthesia but can be performed using local if preferred.
After operation there is a small chance that further cyst may develop; it is possible to lessen this chance by removing the whole epididymis (the part of the testicle from which the cyst arise); however, the disadvantage of this is that there is more danger of damage to the blood supply to the main body of the testicle and so removal of the epididymis is usually reserved for older men who no longer wish to father children and where the cyst has come back again. The operation is successful in about 95% of patients.
All the best.