quite embarassing problem

[WildCats]

for the last couple of years ive been getting lumps on the inside of my legs, round my bum and on my bikini line. the are really painful when i get one and when the bust its full of blood and puss (really sorry about tmi) the go quite deep down too iyswim.

i have just got another on the inside of my leg and its too painful to walk.

does anyone know what they could be? i really dont want to go to the docs as im a quite shy and private person.

someone please help

TIA

You need to go to the doctor to get it checked. I know its hard but they have really seen it all before. How big is it? You could have some sort of low grade infection that flairs up. You really need to get checked it they keep coming back.

Being a shy and private person mustn't stop you seeing the GP. It would be foolish to risk your health simply because you don't want to show the doctor. Two minutes of embarrassment and it's over - not worth risking your health for IMO.

As Mavis says, s/he will have seen it all before, and won't bat an eyelid.

Ring them now, before you get the chance to chicken out!

Could it just be a boil? Or an infected hair follicle? If you can afford it, pay to go and see a private GP, that way you will get the advice but it won't be on your NHS medical records.

When I get spots in that area I massage tea tree cream over my backside and thighs; tea tree is brilliant at getting rid of the bacteria that causes things like this! You can also add a few drops to bathwater which helps too.

after sobbing my heart out trying to walk upstairs i have just ade an appt for docs. thank you everyone

Poor you

It could be ingrowing hairs - do you wax in these areas?

Sounds like infected hair follicle caused by in growing hairs.

nope dont wax. if its ingrowing hair why would it be full of that yucky stuff?

Because hair isn't supposed to be ingrowing so it causes infection which results in pus.

Long term (once you have seen the doc) try buying a tea tree body scrub and use on the area (not your vaginal area obv!) once or twice a week and then a cream with tea tree in it. That should help.

And you can dab neat tea tree oil on as well.

And the docs will have seen much much worse (see the thread about the lady on here who had to go to doc to have a tampon removed!!)

I'm glad you've made that appointment. It sounds horrible.

It actually sounds very simiar to a condition my sister suffers from - hidradentitis suppuritiva.

She gets the boils under her armpits, but from what I understand, it's possible to get them on your bottom, the inside of your thighs, and your bikini line as well. They can be hugely painful, come back time and time again, and they can leave scars.

It will only get worse if it's left alone, but can be fairly easily treated with antibiotics once the GP has made a diagnosis.

More information \link{It sounds like a condition my sister suffers from - hidradentitis suppuritiva.

She gets the boils under her armpits, but it's possible to get them on your bottom and legs

More information here. It may not be what you've got, but it's worth checking out. And even if it's "only" an infected boil, the GP can sort it out with antibiotics really easily.

That post has come out all scrambled up, but I'm sure you can work out what it's meant to say

hiya, they do come back over and over again and have left loads of scars. will look at the link now thank you

and after reading that, i cant remember getting any when i was pregnant. thank you for that, i will print it off and take it to docs