Boil on lower back

[Bluey2022]

Oh lord, the pain

It has not one, not two, but three heads

Did you film it because we are getting desperate in OP's absence! 😁

Please get antibiotics too. I had one like that before Christmas and started to feel really ill - massive stomach pains and bloatung and swollen lymph glands - the infection had spread to inner organs. Really horrible. Sporn away but also get antibiotics.

I see you have heard of the Way of Mrs Cosmopolite!

I had one like that during the first lockdown. I didn't go to the doctors (who could) and just let it go. I'm immunosuppressed, so it did its worst to me. I ended up really ill with it, my temperature was off the scale.

It burst in the end and my OH drained it, she was in heaven, as she's in to spots and boils. The smell and colour of the stuff coming out was hideous.

The relief was amazing, but there is nothing more awkward than someone rummaging around your butt crack.

Genius! 😂

Should I be worried that this thread was the first thing I thought about this morning ??

@Bluey2022 are you OK?

Apologies- it was not giving up the ghost last night and the pain!!!! going to attempt.it again today !!

This is how it looks this morning, hopefully a bit clearer for you all

@Bluey2022 you didn't attach the photo

Apologies!!

Sorry wrong photo 🙈

Looks better than yesterday @Bluey2022

More hot compresses I reckon and (hate to say it) don't squeeze it today.

That does look better. Agree more hot compresses is the way to go

Already on the hot compresses, today has to be the day , I do not want to take it with me back into the office tommorow .

No squeezing today. You don't want inflammation or bruising- it gets in the way of the natural progress of the eruption!

When it is time, instead of squeezing pull the sides apart- like spreading the screen to enlarge. It produces the same effect as squeezing but without the risk of driving it deeper. It hurts less, too.

I had one on my bum at the end of a skiing trip in the south island of NZ, and had to sit on a boring bus ride from Queenstown to Christchurch - six hours of holding one cheek up off the seat. In Christchurch we stayed in a hotel overnight before a flight to Sydney. I thought NO WAY am I going to deal with any more of this so I popped it in the bathroom of the hotel. It was ready.

Since when has talking boils been a fascinating topic of convo??

Ahhhhh, I am not sure I will be able to resist the urge !

Good tip about the pulling apart tho - have not heard or tried this before!

Give it as long as you can bear!

Although, think of your audience, too. 😉

Magnesium sulphate?

I've had boils and absesses most of my adult life in some horrible places. If one won't go and its super painful I'll pop some MS on the under a dressing. It's a "drawing" paste you can get from most chemists over the counter normally.. Brings it all up to the surface for it to burst on its own or make it a lot easier.

It's the pressure that's causing the pain. Good luck 😊

In the meantime, this reminded me of a lovely one I had after my C Section with DS on the back of my leg (I can still remember the pain of it now - I found some of the photos in case anyone would appreciate!)

Good luck op, agree with the gently pulling apart rather than squeezing when it's ready.

Spot popping is my hobby. I spend hours 😳watching it on YouTube,....

Both your ex's and your photo skills need a lot of improvement! 😂

Thanks for the update Op , maybe get the photographer some lessons for their birthday 😊

I had one on the inside of the top of my thigh.

I couldn't see it but the pain.

I popped it too and the relief was unreal. Wish I'd seen it go though

Just a suggestion that rather than focus, the phone camera lens may need a clean….