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Nancy’s story

July 30, 2014

My ordeal with the pilonidal cyst began this past June when I noticed a small lump on my right buttocks. By the next day, it grew to about the size of a golf ball and was very painful. My husband took one look at it and said I needed to go to a doctor to have it removed. I refused because of all the recent MRSA horror stories.

I suffered with it for a few days, and I do mean suffer. It was very hard to sit in any type of chair. I finally resorted to online help and found this site. During this time, my husband was in a panic about what was happening to me. Let me now say that if it wasn’t for the suggestion if the cod liver oil/heat treatment, I would have ended up in the hospital. It was literally three days and I began to get relief. There was massive drainage but once it drained and I continued the treatment, the swelling and hardness began to disappear. The pain and discomfort eased greatly and, I can happily state that the cyst is completely gone!

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