Please get the surgery as soon as possible!
I just had my second L&D yesterday after some increased pain and swelling. I had the opportunity to get the surgery last year but I was worried it would interfere with school so I decided to waitll. After the first L&D, the cyst went away and never came back! Turns out, you might just have another one that can get infected anyways. Now I'm recovering at home (while missing school) from an extremely painful L&D experience, kicking myself because if I had gotten that surgery I wouldn't have needed either in L&D in the first place.
So if you're on the fence, please, PLEASE do not make the same mistake as me; get the surgery ASAP!
You'll end up missing school/work regardless, it's better to know exactly when you'll miss it!
Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC