Oh god it hurts! Huge boil?

[MrsDrake]

What on Earth is this and what do I do with it?!

This is in a VERY delicate area and is absolute agony.

This, sadly I get them often and I've had some crackers over the time!

I would definitely be sticking a needle in that.

In the words of Scrappy Doo.... Lemme at it! Lemme at it!......... In all fairness that looks sore, get a sterile needle in it!

if it was on me I’d squeeze it but as it’s on you DON’T. A damp flannel as hot as you can stand on top and repeat until it drains and then a doctor! Definitely don’t pull it apart rather than squeezing it, isn’t that how you can spread any infection deeper?

Don’t squeeze if on bikini line as it may go in your femoral artery and cause sepsis. I know someone who had small operation to remove a hair boil due to this very reason

Looks like all those pictures of monkeypox to me

I was thinking monkeypox too!

where are you op 😭

I’d have to stab it tbh…in a really hot bath to soften it up

Look. You are being unnecessarily rude.

I'm no longer a wife. I'm not terribly old.
How about Demented Witches? Obsessive SpotWhores? Sporninators?

I just think we deserve more pizzazz than Old Wives.

Needle and hot flannel. Not worth bothering the NHS with.
Don't just squeeze, needle gives a clear edit channel.

Ooft that's glorious (and looks really sore, sorry OP!).

I have had Hidradenitis suppurativa NHS - HS for over 20 years. It comes and goes.

Its bloody uncomfortable when these ‘boils’ emerge in your privates. To those who are recommending that OP doesn’t pop it there is a real likelihood it will pop by itself when they walk, put underwear on, cross their legs, or go to bed.

I used to try and let it go down by itself but have taken to extraction in (or just after) a warm bath. It’s momentarily unpleasant but I prefer to be in control of any mess! 🌋

Where are you based? I have a full tank of petrol, a sharp needle, a scalpel and a camera

I read that as 'antibacterial jizz' 🤣

Oh oh oh. I've got one of these at the minute. Post-Poppage.

I put a mega hot compress on when it looked sort of like yours, and then when i manipulated my skin to look at it, it was already oozing. No needles needed. Absolutely vile but fascinating.

Had the exact same thing and messing around with it instead of going and getting it seen to straight away meant the infection was worse, i ended up in surgery with them having to cut out the infection and stitch me up.

I'm not gonna lie though it was bloody impressive when the bugger would blow and blood/pus would projectile across the bathroom...

@JasmineFlowering

I'm sure there are men who would claim theirs had that property. Especially if you were complaining of a sore throat.

I honestly don't know how people can stop themselves from popping it. If that was on me I'd risk the sepsis to get at that with a lovely big needle

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I don't understand the first picture has the image been projected onto a wall

This thread is absolutely hilarious.

Fell about laughing

I assume that you do not live in England or have no experience of the NHS!
No way would this meet the triage requirements for a GP phone appointment!
Practice nurse first appointments are currently July.

Nah, those usually occur at the top of the arse crack.

Hahaha 😂

Well it is a see through liquid to begin with 🤷‍♀️