I am new to this forum, and really need
some advice. At the end of last month, I
went to the doctor after I had treated a
boil at home and it had drained and was
closed up, but I had 3 more come up as it
was healing. (bottom part of buttock and
top of thigh connecting to buttock). She
said I had a staph infection and told me
to continue with the draw out salve, hot
compresses, and gave me avelox to take.
I was able to tolerate it for 3 days, then
had to switch to keflex. Everything
cleared up fine within a week. One other
one had gotten pretty big, about the size
of a nickel, and hurt really bad. It was
larger that the first one I had gotten.
She didn't have to lance it when I went
back to see her 5 days later, as it had
started draining on its own. Well, last
week, I got another little red bump close
to where the first one was. I put some
salve on it, and it went away in 2 days.
As that was going away, another one came
up a little higher above where the first
one I got last month was at. It's red
and tender, but doesn't have the purplish
look that the boils had before. I don't
know if it's a boil, heat bump, or pimple.
I am putting the salve and hot
compresses on it. I'm really concerned
about these, and wonder if I still have a
staph infection? I never had a fever
when she said I had the last one, and did
not feel sick. She said my throat was a
little red, but she said she couldn't say
it was 100% from the staph infection, as
my allergies were acting up really bad.
They started bothering me this past
weekend when a cold front came through, so
I don't know if my stuffy nose and itchy
throat are just my allergies (they usually
feel like this) or from the new bump.
???? I just need some advice on what to
do. I don't feel like I need to go to
the doctor, but then I get worried that
maybe I still have staph, and will get
really really sick. Any advice would be
greatly appreciated! Thank you.
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letterz02
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Boils Posted: 11-23-03 10:25am
Well I feel bad for you and also I know
what you are going through. I had the
same thing in may-october.I had them all
over and very painful.I had them in my
vaginal area,on my upper rt thigh,stomach,
buttocks.I was a mess.I went to the
emergancy room and they though it was a
spider bite and gave me tetnas shot.Dr.
Removed the one on my stomach cause that
one got infected badly.She gave me
teracycline.Well enough of me.Well if you
still have them or get them in the near
future try putting honey and warm
compresses.That worked for me and the pain
went away.Dr. Also said it is due to
stress, which I was going threw alot at
the time.Plus I work at a day care
center.That didn't help much.I was out of
work awhile.Too much pain.Well I your done
with them. God bless.........Letterz
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hou-tx
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Boil Posted: 12-09-03 21:53pm
Well, I know what your going through as
well. I had to deal with boils earlier
this year. It is a staph infection,
bacteria. I used the sap from aloe vera
leaves, and it worked for me. The weird
thing that seems common is that you seem
to get about 8-10 of them and then they go
away. I was dealing with stress and
health issues, such as a bad diet, lack of
exercise, and a weakened immune system due
to my diet.
Anyways, the aloe vera worked fine for me.
The doctor's prescribed antibiotics did
not work. I am curious about this honey
hot compress and when it should be used.
Though mine has drained, it did leave a
big crater, which I was dreading. Not
only do you have the pain of the boil, but
the scars are just as bad. They can be
long lasting, and leave big craters behind
depending on the size of the boil and how
infected it gets.
I found this site online, not sure how
this product works, but it is interesting.
Www.Biolanyn.Com
this could be the skin disease
hidradenitis suppurativa. I have it and
have all of these problems constantly...
Would be well worth it for you guys to
check it out... There arent any really
good treatments for hs... But at least
you would know you arent alone!
Also, the earlier you catch hs, the better
your chances are to treat it and not let
it get any worse...
I would recommend seeing a
dermatologist... I had hs since I was a
kid (9 or 10 years old - sporadically)
but wasnt diagnosed until the age of 18.
I had seen pcp's and gp's and was told
everything from "infected layer of skin",
"staph infection", and "bad hygiene" ...
I finally saw a derm. And right away was
diagnosed correctly... After almost 10
years - thats ridiculous! I still
occasionally have to quickly update pcp's
about hs as they had forgotten the info!
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