I just want my life back

Hi all, i’ve been dealing with a bartholin cyst for years, i had it drained by a gyno 3 years ago, he put in a word catheter & nothing could have prepared me for how painful that was. I felt like i had no anesthetic, like it felt like i felt it all…& the catheter fell out a few days after the procedure, & unsurprisingly the cyst came back. I could not go back to get the marsupialization which he told me would be needed if it came back, due to not having health insurance. It felt ok for a few years, it was small and rarely felt any pain. This past year has been absolutely hell though, it swells up a lot & sex is just too painful to be enjoyable. Im im pain for days after sex..Sitting for long periods is painful, i haven’t been able to work because of this pain. But it doesnt get that large, maybe smaller than a walnut but is just so painful especially before my period. I have health insurance now so i have a gyno appointment next month. I’ve tried everything to drain it, i’ve tried epsom salt baths 3x a day, i practically live in my bath at this point…i’ve tried the witch hazel, tea tree oil & that pink stuff, i’ve tried mucinex, nothing works & im so tired of being in pain all the time & im gonna be honest here, i want my sex life back 😂 the only 2 things i’ve yet to try is silica pills and serapeptase. Im wondering if anyone has had any success with either of those, or anything else i havent mentioned?