I am at my wits end and would be very grateful for any help or advice.
I have a skin abscess at the top of my inner thigh measuring about 2.5 inches and it is very red, hot, angry, and most of all - painful.
Had this about 8 days and I am on a 7 day course of Flucloxaxillin - 1,000mg (4 tablets per day) so strong dose.
In short, it has not cleared up at all and is still pretty much the same size, redness, and swelling. It is perhaps around 10% less painful, but there is no 'head' or any part of it that looks as though pus will emerge, but a small part of the top of it looks as though it might be starting to yellow slightly and perhaps scab over.
It is so so painful as every time I walk it rubs against my other leg and sitting / standing / turning over in bed / bending / using the loo are all agony.
Questions:
- Do I need an incision and drainage?
- Are these procedures typically successful and what is the approximate recovery period?
- Should I go to my local A&E to get this done? Want to avoid my GP for personal reasons that I don't have the post length to get into right now.
Thank you in advance!