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Itching on Vulva & Pea Sized lump on Labia Majora

Ajc86
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Hi. I am 34 years old and been married for 9 and a half years. Mid January I started itching on the vulva area and tried to rule out a new washing powder so I rewashed all my underwear, and went back to the previous washing powder. Used sudocrem as a moisturiser but no I improvement. I have been put on thrush treatment cream and it's now been two weeks and no change. Only yesterday I noticed a small lump, and I googled the area and it seems it's on the labia majora. I am now extremely worried. It doesn't hurt when touched and is the size of a pea and red. If you were to look for it you wouldn't see it. I only noticed it when putting the cream on, and had trimmed yesterday so if I hadnt trimmed I honestly think I would never have noticed it, which is worrying so could have been there for a while. 

I stupidly googled it and now my itching and this lump combined sounds like vulva cancer. I am so scared. The surgery have closed to weekend appointment requests due to the covid vaccination program pressures so I have to wait until tomorrow morning. I have no abnormal discharge and my smear last year came back negative. The skin that is itchy is not in the same area, it's further up but only slightly red and itchy mainly when I am hot. The lump is on my right labia majora parrallel with the clitorus so I'm not convinced it's a gland cyst. Anyone else had this experience before? 

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    Hiiii

     

    did you get any answers from the GP. I have a little pea sized lump inside of my labia majora on the upper half. It's painful if I press down on it but it can't really be seen with the naked eye you can only feel. 
     

    im dead worried now 

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    Hi, I had a message to say they won't be calling me until next Monday 29th March! I'm not sure how long I can wait it seems ages away! Do you have the itching aswell? What does your lump look like? I struggled to find it today only obvious if I pull my skin tight. If it was next to my vaginal opening I would be less worried as I know there are glands there so could have been a cyst. Bit it's too high up for that it's near on level with my clitoris. My itching is at the top of my vulva lips but the lump is not itchy, the itching stops just above and is on both sides. Very strange and worrying :(

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    Hiiii

     

    yes the 29th seems so long away and because of the stress I'm sure you would want it as early as possible.
     

    My one is near my clitoris but like you can't see it. It's on the inside of the big lips "labia majora" and you have to press around to find it.  I don't have any itching just some pain when I touch the area which isn't the worse too but I'm still worried as I've had lymph node problems for the past 2 months and it's health problem after health problem. 
     

    ive tried to research if there are any lymph nodes in the labia majora or around the monis pubis (where pubic hair grows) but I can't seem to find any answer as it only talks about the groin. 
     

    im gonna ring my GP up so they can check it out but I'm just hoping it's going to be a female doctor as i will feel more comfortable. 

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    Yes that sounds very similar to where mine is. Mine doesn't feel painful, but moves with my skin. Very strange. Hope you get somewhere with the gp. We can chat on here to support each other, it's our safe space when we aren't quite ready to speak to family about it. Big hugs x

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    Yessss. I haven't told family because I don't want to stress them out. 
     

    I jusy hope my GP doesn't dismiss me because I'm 18 because if it doesn't go away I will annoy them until something is done about it. 
     

    hopefully it's just an oil gland that's blocked or something not serious at all. I'll let you know tomorrow about my appointment and what they will say. 
     

    We need to not stress and just try and stop thinking of the worst ️
     

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    Yes we do, I'm more worried about the fact I have had persistent itching since January and the lump could have been there for ages, the two combined come up as vulvar cancer symptoms. I'm shocked I have to wait a week. I know the lump is very small so hoping if it is cancer that its been caught early and treatment will get me through. I'm just scared of all the diagnosis process. The biopsy, the treatment; telling family. That's the hard bit. I can't stop thinking about my husband and daughter. There seems to be nobody on here that has exactly the same symptoms as me. I'm just checking it every day to see if the lump is still there or if it has grown. It can't be a bite as they itch and my itching isn't on the lump, it's higher up.

    Sorry I'm just babbling on now splirting out every thought that comes into my head.  So much going on at the moment this is just the icing on the cake. My daughter has a bladder control problem so having daily accidents, my dad has neuralgia and we don't know the cause of it, my mum is suffering from persistent muscle aching that's been going on for over a year, and today my father in law got taken into hospital with a suspected stroke. It's all getting too much :( 

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    I called my GP up but the call would just not go though but they have a website where you can tell the system your symptoms and they will eiether message you or call you in the next following 2 days. I'm just hoping they call me today so I can get some sort of answer. 
     

    sameeee I've been checking day and night and whenever I think about it which is putting me through so much stress. 
     

    im so sorry that you are going through so much with health with yourself and your family. May god heal all of you. 
     

     

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    Thank you same here, just sitting down with nobody in the house I just break down into tears. I keep telling myself I will be ok, and not to worry about something that hasn't been diagnosed yet, but it's easier said than done.

    Does your lump look red? Or kind of clear? Mine is not even red it's camouflaged with the rest of my skin. 

    Do you work? Do you have something to keep you busy? I have a living room that looks a tip, so going to try stick some happy music on and tidy up. No good me sitting here waiting time worrying about it, won't change anything. 

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    My lump doesn't have any colour it's the same colour as everywhere else. 
     

    and no I don't have work but I go to university and all this stress is not allowing to me to even watch my lectures. 
     

    ive been dead worried because of my lymph nodes then this comes up honestly the worse timing ever 

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    Oh bless you. So hard isn't it, I normally have a movie night with my hubby and daughter on a Saturday night and I couldn't watch the film at all, having found my lump 30 mins before we sat down. 

    My heart is racing and I my stomach is doing somersaults. 

    Let's hope we can get an explanation soon! My doctors also has an online form which in my eyes is easier as you can think about everything and not forget to ask or say something. I'm pretty sure if I was on the phone I would miss something out as I panic. 

    Thinking of you, we can get though this together; I have email notifications for here so hopefully won't miss anyone's messages. Hugs xx

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