Hi bean, I went through a similar breakup over Christmas; out of nowhere, delivered via drunk text, wanted me to "find what I was looking for" or some crap. If Kinja has some sort of private message feature, I'm available if you wanna rant to a stranger for a while. Internet hugs.

My kitty was very happy when we were in an apartment. Anecdotally, the healthiest cats I've had the pleasure of mothering were indoor-only. Good luck! :)

Hear, hear.

Oh thank goodness. :)

Didn't the dreaded fellow getting baby goat kisses just get you like a punch straight to the ovaries?

This is cute and all but THINK OF THE BABY PIG.

I'm sorry to hear that. Are you in the clear indefinitely now?

I doubt that's the case; you seem pretty darn articulate to me! The difference may lie in nationality? I'm Canadian so I'm lucky to have free (relatively) universal healthcare and maybe that affects the approach?

I'm so sorry that you're having such a hellish time with getting the care you need. I saw my doc yesterday and got referred to a gyn for an appointment in the next few days. She told me that if it gets any bigger than it is now, to go to emergency to have a word catheter put in. I'm surprised that our doctors differ…

I can't decide if I appreciate the internet when I'm trying to self-diagnose or if I hate the internet for leading me to paranoia and terror from reading stories. I am definitely counting my blessings as well though!

I'm really not sure! My mom gets them too so I think it might be? I hope the bald route nips that problem in the bud haha

Hey lady! That sounds like my experience to a tee! I went to the doc today and she poked it and said it wasn't completely closed up (I guess it's... leaky? :S) so she gave me antibiotics and said those should clear it. I booked an appt with a gyn anyway, mostly for my mental health after stressing about this thing and…

I'm not sure if mine is just a cyst or if it's an abscess at this point but it's really starting to hurt! I'm on antibiotics now so I am praying to the cooter gods that it'll be going down tomorrow...

I did come across that! I went and bought some chamomile and tea tree oil and it seemed to help a bit last night. It's so hard to adhere to a cure regimen when working so I'm hoping I can make some headway this weekend. I wouldn't really mind if it stayed pea sized or something, that's manageable, but I've got like a…

Thanks paranoidpolly! :) Apparently they happen to about 2% of women and recur for about 20% of those affected women. I'm crossing my fingers, toes, EVERYTHING that I'm one of the 80%!

Thank you Lady Di! It's always nice to hear someone else's story, particularly when it has a happy ending. :)

You poor thing :(

I definitely follow the same mantra with the exception of shaving - I do that every few days. Given how nasty razor irritation can get down there I'm considering laser hair removal for that particular grooming issue of mine. Maybe a TMI question but have you ever gotten one of those razor bumps that shows up…

My doc told me almost the same thing! Basically to stay off of WebMd and calm the eff down. Man, xmas tree rash almost sounds kind of festive. Who names an affliction something so cute?!

They are rather alarming, I must say... I got this one right after camping and having to use an outhouse for 3 days so maybe that's the issue? At any rate, doc gave me some antibiotics and told me to stop scaring myself with WebMd and internet forums.