Look at what DP's cooking

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I've only just got a good look at it now, it's amazingly disgusting. He wants to pop it so best practices please and I shall provide photographic or video evidence as payment providing it's not a disappointing letdown of a popper.

It's time for Sunday worship!

Keep an eye on the redness around it, looks like it's infected.

That's what I thought as well when he showed me. It doesn't seem to be tracking and isn't hot or sore apparently. I think it might be from a hair follicle as he's quite the hirsute chap.

Oooooo

If pop with a sterilised needle, evacuate, then dress it with loads of antiseptic cream overnight. The redness should have gone down in the morning but if it hadn’t it might be infected.

Whereabouts is this on DP?

Oooh. It’s like an eye that follows you round the room……

Is it a bite? It looks infected!

Please don't pop that, it's one to get checked. He hasn't been bitten?

It's on his leg, just above his ankle.

He doesn't think he's been bitten, not that he remembers. Just started off as a spot he said and hasn't been itchy etc

I am a dedicated sporner - but that really does look angry and infected with the redness around it, so I would be wary of popping making it worse as it risks spreading the infection more.

Good soak in the bath and then magnesium sulphate under a plaster, I would not be poking about with that redness and swelling.

Does look infected. May as well squeeze it and see if it goes down. Keep a close eye on it though.

I'd pop it using a sterile needle and spray with antiseptic then put a plaster on.

Send that photo to your GP tomorrow to have a look at.

Looks like all surface pus tbh

Letting the pus out with a sterilised needle wouldn't spread any infection.

Steralised needle, and antiseptic spray. Did you do it yet? Video it...

Haven't yet! Yesterday ended up being really busy. I didn't think to ask how it looked this morning so will check when he's home from work.

It popped today! I saw it was looking a lot less red but the head a lot bigger this morning, but DP was running late for work so didn't get a chance to have at it, and he's just noticed now that it's already gone

It has left behind quite a nice hole though

Ooooh, rubs hands on thighs. Looks to me like there’s still a bit of gunk left in there………maybe a warm compress and a slow firm squeeze is called for.

What Viques says! ☝️

Definitely more to emerge from that hole. Good luck OP

Looks like Monkeypox