Ugh this is well grim, please bear with me.
I've had a pilar cyst on the back of my head for a few years now, and it minded its own business until last week when I caught it with my hairbrush. What started off as maybe a 1in lump swelled up to maybe 2.5in and hurt like fuck. Went to the doctors on Wednesday and got anti-b's and got told they could remove it but the Doctor that does that only works on Wednesdays and I'd missed her for that week.
I woke up in the night in fucking awful pain. It almost throbs and is so taut, if that makes sense. I can't lie on it or in any way that it almost touches the pillow. It's hot and the glands in the back of my head and neck are up and hurt :(
Just before I started writing this, something popped and now the back of my head it soaked with what I guess is pus The lump is still there though.
So my questions given that I won't get a doctors appointment today:
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Do I just keep it clean, keep taking the tablets and get an appointment asap? Could be days though, knowing my surgery.
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It fucking hurts and is spewing something out now - would a walk-in centre be able to do anything given that I'm already on antibiotics?
Thanks in advance, your gross friend,
Rose
ps. I know the rules. It's really hard to get a pic of the back of your own head, and it's covered by my hair. If anything further develops I'll ask DH to take a pic tonight.