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If you want to see spot squeezing, popping or videos showing the removal of blackheads - this is the place for you.

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DFiance's Whitlow

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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 11:03

Looked over DF's shoulder to see this monster. 10 mins with hottest flannel he can bear has produced nothing. Going to try sterilised needle next. Wish us luck!

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TheSassyAssassin · 17/02/2019 13:27

That thing def looks ready to blow!

westendshits · 17/02/2019 13:29

I AM A DOCTOR AND I LIVE IN SOUTHEND AND A I LOVE SPORN!!!!

Unfortunately I'm not in Southend today or I would be right there doing it Grin they are my favourite thing about my job 😂

halesie · 17/02/2019 13:29

Oh crikey OP, the doctor should have hit that with a scalpel! My DH gets them from time to time - ABs on their own don't touch it, they've had to slice his finger open each time 😳 Hope your DF is all sorted soon.

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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 13:31

@Westendshits

Get your arse back now. We need you!!

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SandAndSea · 17/02/2019 13:31

You could post it on YouTube and make a fortune!!! (I might be a little over-excited.)

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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 13:32

@halesie he was the locum on a Sunday with nothing useful in a borrowed office. He wasn't impressed...

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GinasGirl · 17/02/2019 13:33

I had one like that, but you could see it throbbing and it was so painful. Was sent to a&e.
They numbed my finger and cut into it and then removed the bottom of my nail, I love sporn but couldn't watch, I heard the nurse go 'oooooh' when they first cut in though 😂

BillywigSting · 17/02/2019 13:34

I remember my dad getting something similar behind his ear once. Was big enough to push his whole ear forward. About the size of a ping pong ball.

My mum (nurse) nicked a couple of syringes from work, drained it and packed him off to get some anti bs. She filled three of them.

It was fascinating to behold.

itbemay1 · 17/02/2019 13:35

Shameless place mark!

Knittedfairies · 17/02/2019 13:37

Bloody hell...

westendshits · 17/02/2019 13:39

Antibiotics will hopefully be enough for most whitlows, but I'm in a&e and we routinely drain any that get into us. But maybe that's just because we find it satisfying? 😂

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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 13:41

@westendshits Do we need to go to A&E? Or is it safe to do it at home?

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TheRealHousewifeofCheshire · 17/02/2019 13:43

Ooh

LaBelleSausage · 17/02/2019 13:47
Shock
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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 13:49

Right. 3 pharmacies later we're home with antibiotics. Just boiling the kettle to sterilise the needle and thence upstairs to the cinematographical quality bright light of the bathroom.

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SandAndSea · 17/02/2019 13:52

The excitement's building!

ScrumpyCrack · 17/02/2019 13:52

Mmmmmmm delicious!

TrixieFranklin · 17/02/2019 13:54
Grin
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AuntieGeek · 17/02/2019 13:54

Exhibit A: soaking the affected parts in warm water.

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shitwithsugaron · 17/02/2019 13:56

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picklemepopcorn · 17/02/2019 13:56

Try lifting the cuticle away from the nail with a tooth pick or similar. That always drains mine.

picklemepopcorn · 17/02/2019 13:57

The cuticle softens when you soak it, then run something around the cuticle lifting it away from the nail as you go. It will be a bit crusty in places, then it will just ooze out...

TheSassyAssassin · 17/02/2019 13:59

Shhh pickle, we're all rooting for needles and explosions! Grin

(obvs v good advice of course)

YippeeKayakOtherBuckets · 17/02/2019 14:00

Oh em gee.

CherieBabySpliffUp · 17/02/2019 14:00

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