Oh my gosh! I feel like in a very stange way I have found a new sisterhood among you all!!
Never in all my life have I met anyone who even knew what one of these things were, yet here you all are....my cyst sistahs!
When I was very young, about 5 years old, I kept having this pain in my tailbone. I remember complaining to my mom about it but she just ignored it. One time I remember going to sit in a chair with metal arms and bumping my rear on the metal bar and screaming out in pain. All I knew after that was that I ended up in the hospital and had surgury, and was in ICU. To me all that meant was that I couldn't play with any of the other kids in the hospital because I was in isolation. I do remember my grandpa visiting and bringing me a view master, which I loved
Anyway, the details were always really foggy to me until recently. I asked my mom just what was up with all that. I knew the name of it and everything, but I didn't know how she ever figured out it was so serious. I guess it got horribly infected and I went into a very high fever and being sick. That was when she finally paid attention and took me to the doctor. He immediately hospitalized me and I went for surgury.
Sorry to ramble, but like I said, I have never in my life heard anyone else mention this thing. My other point is a caution to consider having it taken care of because I know the infection was very serious.
Lastly, and this is gross, so stop here if you have weak stomachs anyone...I was told that they come from all the left over "stuff" in utero. Meaning that when you are forming as a baby there are left over cells that will migrate to this area and this can be the basis of the cyst. They have found hair, even teeth (unformed kind of teeth) and other nasty sounding stuff inside them. Eeewwwwww.... I have no idea if that is true, but that is what I was told.
