I've got a spot on my lip and need help.

[SpottyLip]

It's not on my face...

It's throbbing like anything. What can I do? Too sore to squeeze and no obvious head. It's the inner so I'm guessing my trusty mag sulphate paste is a no? Warm flannel relieves the pain for a bit but hasn't made it poppable. Help please!

I always prick with a clean needle.

Even if it's just a red lump? There's no head visible yet.

Be sure it's not an ulcer as could get infected if you put pin in it

Took me far too long to work out the location 😂😂
Hot compress as hot as you can stand on repeat for longer than you think necessary and then give it a damn good squeeze.

Long, very hot bath?

Epsom salts added into bath for a soak

Sudocreme and a couple of ibuprofen sounds so painful, don't squeeze it, that will just make it more sore.

sounds like a cold sore dont touch it as you can spread the infection . Go get some cold sore cream tomorrow

I don't think you can you can use cold sore cream on these types of lips....🤣

It's not in the mouth, it's further down

lol wrong lip

If I'd had Zovirax in on Friday I'd have tried that because it was so sore!
Went for the hot compress then hot bath with Epsom salts yesterday. Ended up taking paracetamol and ibuprofen as well which dulled the throb.
Never any head visible so not worth trying to squeeze I think, however last night there was blood stained gunk out of it when I wiped (sorry tmi). Lump still there but not quite so big this morning and not sore if I don't touch it so definitely improving. Quite disappointed it hasn't come up in a big head I can pop into a fountain of pus tbh!
Thanks for all the advice

If it's opened of its own accord it could be worth more hot compresses followed by a gentle squeeze.

I as a painless lump there for years, one day it just wasn't there.

Ffs don't squeeze it. I did not take that advice last year and ended up with a massive lump and had to have antibiotics. I could hardly sit down!

Same happened again but on the other side. Was agony yesterday and I couldn't sit comfortably. Took Ibuprofen and paracetamol before bed as it was throbbing. No visible head to squeeze. This morning there was browny gunk 🤢 Still feels lumpy but nothing more coming out on wiping.

Are some people just prone to this sort of thing? I promise I am clean!!

It was getting those which led me to being diagnosed with diabetes. But there's also a hormonal link, because they're much more likely to appear when I'm premenstrual.