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PAINFUL, WEEPING LIP ABSCESS

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brandy82889
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My dad has 2 spots on his bottom lip that have been there since being out in the cold in March of 2016. One abscess healed on its own eventually, but the other one is still open and weeping a clear to yellow drainage out of it. He has no health insurance and has been seeing a free clinic recently, as it just won't heal up. However, they are not helping him. He was told they are 2 types of bacterial infections, but antibiotics have not helped. He was given shots and pills, 4 difference types of antibiotics since December 2017. A biopsy was negative in September of 2016. The most recent culture taken came back enterococcus species.

Has anyone ever had this issue, and if so, what can he do for the pain? He finally gets insurance through his work on April 1, but I am hoping for some helpful hints on how to control the pain. He just wants relief and this thing to go away. 

Has anyone ever heard of this? Thoughts?

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