Great big effing boil on my neck! Help!

[BagofHolly]

I've NEVER had a boil, ever, and now, 4 days after I go from long hair to a short bob, I've got something that looks like another nipple. It HURTS! I've put metanium on it and it's coming up to a point but there's no head on it. I don't feel too well either but that might be unrelated.

What should I do?! Help!

I can fly highERRRRRR than an eaaaaagle

cause you are the wind beneath myyyyyyyy wiiiiiiiiings

or the boil just above my shoulder blades

Delurking now that the saga is nearly at an end to say thank you, Holly, for an epic journey with your second head. I laughed, I cried, I gaped in amazement.

Try putting the yoghurt on a flannel and sitting on it in the buff. V soothing.

Sniff!

IF not is Gah!!

Holly, you can get a much stronger Canesten cream on prescription as well, much better than the ordinary 2% for relieving the dreadful itch.

I'm laughing at missmiss gaping in amazement!!!

Sorry your fanjo is all off balance Holly. Hope that's better soon.

I'm glad its getting better now (good luck with the yog)

Now I'm going to have to find something else to fill my days...sniff

An update from Cyst Fabregas et al.
As Sidge predicted, many pages ago, if it dries out too quickly you can be left with a scabby dint. That's exactly what I have now. Every couple of days it throws out a bit of snot and it's still very red but no longer leaking anything. I'm back on ABs, this time for a UTI. When I saw the doc he had another look and said it looked alright, and said the culture had come back as being Staph Aureus, so happily not strep or anthrax.

Hopefully I will NEVER have anything so gross again! I had my hair done again yesterday (different place, obviously) and she politely didn't comment on my neck orafice. Thanks for sharing my pus-y journey!

Oh that's good news, thanks for the update on you and your friend. Sounds like he's retreated back into the dark depths or Mordor (or wherever he came from) We'll miss him

Aw Holly! Thanks for the update! I too hope younever have anything like that ever again but if you were unfortunate enough remember who your friends are :o