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Worst ingrown hair cyst I've ever had

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alltoomuchrightnow · 21/05/2020 23:38

Pubic one, from shaving. This happens whenever I remove hair from here so I don't do it much, but this time I used rubbing alcohol, and salicyclic acid (since shaving), yet I've ended up with the worst ingrown hair cyst ever.
It hurts to walk, it hurts to sit, and it's very deep under the skin. It's where knickerline rubs, and jeans chafe, I'm having to wear dresses and no knickers, unless I put on knickers to go for a walk, but the pain got too much today and I came back.
Obviously am not going to shave again, and still applying the salicyclic, but the pain is getting worse. Whenever I've had them in past they've been uncomfortable but not painful like this!
In the past they've just gone down on their own... kind of disappeared.
I think this one is going to need a flag on it as will call itself a new country :(
Any ideas on what I can do to speed up healing? Very limited to what I can get from shops obviously, and don't really want to waddle out knickerless!

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pinkandstripey · 26/05/2020 11:40

I got mag sulphate from my local Morrison's pharmacy, just asked them. There always was a boots on Kingston retail park in MK, near tesco?

alltoomuchrightnow · 26/05/2020 12:36

Pink, that's about 20 miles for me, I don't really want to do a 40 mile round trip but if I still haven't got any when back to work in MK I'll visit. I'm off to frequent a few more pharmacies now

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hellojim · 26/05/2020 12:53

Magnesium sulphate paste is available on Amazon, you'd get it tomorrow if you have Prime

alltoomuchrightnow · 26/05/2020 15:14

I went to doctors to collect prescription and they aren't seeing patients so I was told to ring in. Went home and rang and said I think I need antibiotics but they said they aren't doing calls today and to ring back tomorrow.
Popped to a tiny indie pharmacy and got the magnesium paste so that's something at least

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Haretodaygonetomorrow · 26/05/2020 22:39

Have you googled bartholins cysts? They’re deep and really nasty. You may need to be firmer with the receptionist at the surgery, tell them you need an emergency consultation with a GP. You could end up really ill from the infection down below and on your face. Don’t take no for an answer Flowers

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