I Have An Ulcer

[slinky.kate]

in my groin,and its bloody sore,hardly slept the past couple of nights

[anneasquith]

might it be infected kate ?

[boxtops]

Ouch - nasty. Have you seen the doc?

[slinky.kate]

went to docs today ,have started on penicillin and a cream,she said it started in a hair follicle,turned to a cyst ,then an ulcer,its about the size of a hazel nut and very painful,there is a lot of infection there.

[anneasquith]

poor thing, must be very painful, hope the treatment works, are you taking pain killers ?

[Mags22]

Ouch,sounds sore,cotton knickers (down to the knee,like grannies used to wear)be more comfy. Hope you're better soon

[Eve]

You poor thing, they're horrible aren't they, I get recurrent abscesses/ulcers and they can be nasty.

Have they given you a decent dose of antibiotics to help shift it? Some of mine have needed a couple of courses.

Keep a close eye on it. You can get dressings you can attach over to prevent any rubbing and making it worse, can be a difficult place to stick something on though. I find keeping things open to the air when practical can help a bit too.

Have you got any painkillers you can take to help with the pain?

[tiggerblue10]

I feel for you Kate. I had an abscess in the same place as you and didn't get it seen to until late when I ended up in A&E in excruciating pain. I ended up in theatre and had it lanced. Spent the next 2 to 3 weeks having iodine gauze strips packed into the hole it left.

Had another one a few years later but got it treated with antibiotics as it wasn't as bad as the first one. I recognised the signs earlier.

[slinky.kate]

omg.tiggerblue,i don't want that,i am on 500mgs flucloxacillin 4 times a day,and also a paste and some dressings,i hope it comes to a head soon and bursts,just to get rid of the pain,its so sore when I walk its rubbing off the top of my leg.

[Eve]

Has it not got any kind of head on it so far? Some of mine just go down themselves or with antibiotics but do keep a close eye on it, I ended up in A&E too with one which they lanced under a local anaesthetic and then, like tigger, I had packed and dressed. It actually wasn't bad at all as they numbed the area.

It's better than it festering though if it needs that, actually a good relief when they sort it, especially as they can make you feel really crap generally. If you get a temperature or streaks coming form it or anything like that then get someone to have a look at it. If it hasn't got a lot better once you finish the antibiotics then get looked at again in case it needs stronger broad spectrum antibiotics and/or lancing. Some GP surgeries can do it I think.

[tiggerblue10]

I was given a general anesthetic for some reason. Maybe because it was in an awkward position or it was really bad. Not sure.

[Eve]

They were talking about admitting me and doing it under a general when they admitted me to the emergency surgery ward from A&E.

They said it could be a few days until they did it but I was concerned about work, then someone mentioned the possibility of trying it under a local if I was ok with that and two surgeons came and did it that way within hours which was much better for me as I could go home after and then just go get it dressed and such at a clinic.