Large lump down vagina wall

Background info: I've had a bartholin cyst before, which has got infected etc - this was 7 years ago. Just before the pandemic hit I went to the doctors as I had developed another lump, didn't hurt etc but after it being there for over 5 months and growing I decided to get it checked out - by the time I got my appointment the gynaecologist dismissed it & said she couldn't feel anything. (I've found it's not as noticeable if I'm laying flat compared to me sat at an angle).

Anyways I left it until recently while let's say "servicing myself" I could feel the lump has grown loads! Going up half of my labia and also all the way down my vaginal wall - the one in my vaginal wall feels hard to the touch whereas the one in my labia feels soft to touch. Although they don't feel like one lump but two. They don't hurt but feel uncomfortable when touching. 

I'm just wondering if this is normal for bartholin cysts or should I be booking a doctors appointment for it to be looked into further? I'm currently going through loads of problems with irregular periods / late periods (I have high prolactin) and plan to see and endocrinologist in March for it - so it's making me a little bit more nervous on whether I should be paying this more attention or if I'm just making myself panicky. 

  • Hi AB950515 and welcome to the forum.

    As you've noticed this lump has grown in size, it would probably be best to get it checked by your GP as they'll be able to let you know whether it's any cause for concern. Hopefully this won't be the case but it's good to get any changes looked at, if only for peace of mind.

    Hopefully some of our members will offer their thoughts and advice to you soon but if you'd like to find out more about bartholin cysts, then I'd recommend having a look at this page on the NHS website.

    I hope this helps and you're able to get some answers and peace of mind soon.

    All the best,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Did you find out what the lumps were? I've just found some lumps on the back wall of the vagina. I'm so scared