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!

[honeyandsalt]

I can fly highERRRRRR than an eaaaaagle

[Valpollicella]

cause you are the wind beneath myyyyyyyy wiiiiiiiiings

or the boil just above my shoulder blades

[missmiss]

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.

[GlaikitFizzog]

Sniff!

[GlaikitFizzog]

IF not is Gah!!

[mais]

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

[chimchar]

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

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

[MigratingCoconuts]

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

[BagofHolly]

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!

[bigfatgypsy]

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

[GlaikitFizzog]

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