I suffer from boils and a couple of days ago a really nasty one came up right near my bikini line. It was like a volcano of blood and puss waiting to erupt and the pain was immense. I used warm compresses for a couple of days and thankfully last night it burst.
The smell was vile I must admit, but the pressure relief felt good. I cleaned it gently and covered with a gauze.
Just had a shower and washed it again, it feels much better but is still leaking gunk and doesn't smell great. I have a clean bandage on it which I will change again this evening.
Hubby said this is fairly normal and nothing to worry about, I have health anxiety and turn any symptom into a tragedy- do you think I should go to the docs? He said it takes days to heal it won't miraculously be fine as it was a nasty boil. The smell worries me though and it's (less but still) tender around the boil. I feel ok in myself.
Opinions please 