I just went through 4 extremely painful days with an abscess on my right Bartholin Gland and I'm glad to report that I've found the secret to significantly lower the pain and hasten the bursting - WALK!!! Get out and walk for 2+hours a day. Of course you can't walk fast (I averaged 1.5 MPH) but I'd walk for 3 miles or more per day. I guarantee you that your pain will go down 80% or more and as soon as you return you'll see the cysts slowly start to leak. Within 36 hours of starting my walking regiment, I had a pain free bursting. One more tip, never wrap it. I'm pretty sure I delayed my recovery a good 24 hours by wrapping the cysts in a desire to reduce the pain. Please ladies give it a try because no one deserves to be in the pain caused by this condition.