 [ Symptoms ] is what i have a bartholin is cyst  i have had cysts before and this one is much different it is on the one side of my vagina opening which is typical but it remains very hard even though i have taken warm baths it does not drain it out it is extremely hard and purple is it normal that it is purple in color it is the most painful cyst i have ever had and i have never had any issues in draining it before not sure what to do is this a normal cyst [ Disease ] i have no way of diagnosing or treating you blindly over the internet but a bartholin cyst is most likely what you have since this cyst is painful and engorged it would be wise to see a gynecologist right away so it can be properly drained if this cyst is recurrent you may need a marsupilization procedure where the entire cyst sac is removed to keep it from coming back