Boil at top of my back, is it HS related?
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I've been suffering with HS for 6 months, with regular flare-ups in my left armpit, 1 in my right armpit and 1 down below. 2 Days ago a boil started to form at the top of my back, almost on the inside of my shoulderblade area, near the spine. Could this be HS related? It certainly feels the same, the pain is immense and consistent, and it now measures about the width of a baseball. It's in a really difficult place to try to treat - I've even had the hairdryer on it today to get heat to the area to try to bring it to a head, and can just about reach with my fingers to dab some germoline on it, but don't know what I'm going to do when it does come to a head because I can't reach it to pop it. I'm really body conscious, and don't want to go to the doctors unless I absolutely have to.
Has anyone else suffered with one here, and if so, any advice on self-treatment?
Thanks!
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Nfonseca88 rachel14667
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Hi Rachel, I'm sure you probably won't like my advice but you should really go to the doctors. If its that big and hurting that bad you should go. Then you can be over and done with that issue. I'm sorry you're in pain
hypercat rachel14667
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Hi I have to agree with the other reply. You must go to a doctor at once. This is far beyond your remit to treat and you need medical treatment. Do you really want to get sepsis (blood poisoning) coz you are well on the way to getting it. Sepsis can be very serious and even life threatening. .
If you can't get to your doctors because of the weekend ring up your local out of hours surgery. If you ring your doctors no. this no. should be on there. Any problems just take yourself to A and E and get some proper treatment.
They might lance it under a local anaesthetic or even under a general one. But please take it seriously. They see far worse than your abcess trust me. x
rachel14667 hypercat
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Thanks to you and Nfonseca for your reply. To be honest it's not the abcess I'm worried about them seeing, it's the rest of me :-/
I'm going to sleep on it and see how it is in the morning, I think I'll have to go. I know what you're saying is right, this HS is just another thing to bash away at my self esteem though. I'm utterly fed up with being in pain and feeling like a leper. Back to my original point, do you think it is related to HS? I haven't seen anyone else mention an HS boil on their back. x
Nfonseca88 rachel14667
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I've had two on my shoulder blade close to the underarm.. and another on my neck. So yeah I would say it's uncommon but it can be.
rachel14667 Nfonseca88
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Thanks
Nfonseca88 rachel14667
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hypercat rachel14667
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The other thing is HS causes damage to the lower levels of your skin eventually which can enable the disease to spread more quickly and you could end up with multiple ones.
HS can be in any area but the most common is under the armpits followed by in and around the inner upper thighs and groin area. Antibiotics can often deal with the infection and does help mine a lot.
I understand how you feel but burying your head in the sand will only make things worse. Take control and this will help your selt esteem issues too x.
jay67962 rachel14667
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Hi, I have to add my agreement to what others have advised you. and believe me, Doctors and staff in A & E have seen just about everything, they won't be shocked, disgusted or anything else you may be afraid of.