Hi, I’m new here so help me out a bit. I’m 16 years old and well let’s just say 3 times this cyst has came back to ruining my life. The first time I ever occurred with a pilonidal cyst was in January 2016 I was taken to the hospital where they usually lance it and drain it which they did because it was big and to a head they didn’t give me a numbing shot they light scraped it and boom it popped then a few month later in may of 2016 it came back again this time they gave me the shot and it hurt so badly I screamed on the top of my lungs, but I felt relieved after that. Well now it’s February 3 and it’s back for a third time I don’t know if I can deal with this pain it hurts so bad I’m missing school because of it I can’t sit, I can’t sleep, I can barely walk, I went to the hospital yesterday and my nurse said it was “too small” which I think was bull crap but she didn’t do anything didn’t start me on antibiotics nothing. I know I’m gonna have to get surgery next week, and I’m so scared I’ve never had surgery before and I panic so much, it gives me bad anxiety. I don’t know if I wanna go through with the surgery, but I know if I don’t my life could consist of cyst every few months and I can’t do this pain, I also was told that it could paralyze me if the hair (which is what’s in the cyst) wraps around my spinal cord, I’m very nervous not sure what to do and this is my story.