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neither. just MTFU
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Is that white bit on it the head or just light reflecting?
Epic fail.
There's so much swelling above and around the bastid thing that finding the actual deposit is impossible. Despite jabbing the pin into various bits of it all I got was a little bit of blood and, though I tried to MTFU, plenty of pain and a watery eyes.
Is that white bit on it the head or just light reflecting?
Just the flash. I wish it had a head!!!
B@llocks to it, I'll leave it alone. What's the worst that can happen?
Well you've inspired me to get out a scalpel blade and have a good dig at on old verruca on my foot, so don't feel your efforts have been entirely wasted.
Bananaworld.
Go get medical advice / antibiotics now you plonker. I said don't attempt to lance it if there is no soft center full of goo. Warm flannel might soothe it a bit
Whats the worst that can happen - septicaemia / nice big scar on your head / aliens are born / you turn into Cyclops
I've had a thought, some people have big lumps on their head which are actually baby spiders growing inside them. The spiders lay the eggs under the skin and then they all come running out. It could be that.
Edit: Well, I'm disappointed to learn that spiders don't do this but flies and other crawlies do. What a let down real life is.
I said don't attempt to lance it
Yeah, but everyone else was telling me to MTFU and pop it. If throughout the course of history men had listened to the voice of reason rather than trying to prove how big their willies were, where would civilisation be today??
I'll pop into the walk-in centre in a bit. I did briefly consider phoning NHS direct but they would inevitably ask me, as they always do, if it disappeared when I pressed a glass on it and if I have a stiff neck and if I'm adverse to bright light. I dare you to call them, greatape, and see if you can get ANY diagnosis other than meningitis regarding your verruca...
I've had a thought
Steady on.
So, at the end of the day, whose advice did I take?
Well, you sickos on here will disappointed to learn that TJ's word won the day and I went to sample the thrills of Croydon's NHS walk-in centre.
A less-than-I-expected wait of 2 hours ensued during which time I was able to be delightedly disturbed from my book by no less then three pairs of (erm, how can I put this politely?) chavs/scrotes/scallies/neds coming in to get 'prophylactics'. Now, fair play to them for making the effort not to bring more wasted lives into the world, but I nearly bit right through a 350ish-page book when one of them asked the lady on reception, "Er, how about some lube?"
then they all come running out
Wish they'd bleedin' get a move on, this things hurts. Any idea of the timescale, Sam?
Oh yes, thanks for your advice everyone! Hats off to Jeremy 🙂
You get antibiotics then? And a slagging for the DIY surgery?
Yeah, some delicious variety of penicillin ("Is that ok?" asked the nurse, to which I had absolutely no answer as that's not the sort of question I am qualified to respond to.)
I wasn't entirely forthcoming about the attempt at Lanceting but I did confess to trying to give it a squeeze or two to which the nurse, bless her, replied, "Well, who wouldn't?" 🙂
To further butter me up, she actually used the phrase, "Ooh, that's quite a big one isn't it!?" which is not something you get to hear everyday...
pour some boiling oil on to it!
Well, mediæval ailments call for mediæval treatments, so I'll bear it in mind, thanks Nutter.
banana, were you never a teenager?
NEVER squeeze a zit without a head on it (yes, my money's still on big zit) - they hurt lots, make themselves into bigger zits [u]and[/u] you don't get to spray the mirror
(they do hurt more where there's little soft tissue to absorb the swelling - like directly over your skull - and the swelling all pushes out, hence the part-closed eye)
Want to scare yourself? - google orbital cellulitis. It's not what you have, but I reckon it's why you got the antibiotic
("is that OK" is code for "have you any history of allergy, particularly life-threatening reactions, to penicillins")
Drip some hot candle wax onto it.
Hello Scaredy,
I haven't been a teenager for a fair few years, though I still get my share of zits and mirror-redecorating eruptions. In my experience it's possible to elicit a reaction from even headless swellings, though this is one tough MF.
Thanks for the hints about the cellulitis though - and I thought only fat birds got cellulite 😉
And you'll be pleased to hear that the nurse asked me more than once, explicitly, if I was allergic to anything/Penicillin, rather than just come out with a casual, "Is that ok?" What surprised me was the manner of asking: it was like she was leaving room for me to say, well, gee, I dunno, does it come in metallic pink? or something.
Drip some hot candle wax onto it.
Mmmmm..... I usually have to pay for that service....
elicit a reaction from even headless swellings, though this is one tough MF
Yeh, but when I was a lad it was all about the "pop" - none of this ooze rubbish 🙂
[b]Krakatoa heat yer heart out![/b]
For your viewing pleasure:
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Finalement the darn thing has developed a soft centre, like those mints.
I hope none of my housemates see me as I disappear into the bathroom with a bottle of alcohol gel and a camera...
This has been the best thread on here for years, dont pop it yet me and the missus couldnt wait to log on tonight to see if it had got any bigger! Its this or location location location !!!
Aw, Liquid, you're too kind!
Just wait til I get these photos loaded up...
I gave it a little prick and an experimental squeeze:
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There's more to come, and I think we all know it...
Antibiotics are completely useless for this sort of thing- you need to get the pus out, hence good squeeze ( in hospital land we do this with a scalpel but to be honest it doesn't really matter). Antibiotics are only needed if the infection is spreading outwards in the skin, ie lots of red, inflammed skin.
Well done with the squeeze!
Mrs (doc) Weekes (on hubbie's profile)
I want a big spot to squeeze too.
(Not where yours is though)
Interesting stuff, Mrs Weekes, thanks for that. Why did the nurse prescribe fucoffocillin, in that case? Is it just another one of those cases where it's an ailment that'll sort itself out but they give you some pills to shut you up...?
Ah yes, and here's the pic of the second squeeze:
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Again, there's greater things to come!
And, greatape, I was hating this spot all day yesterday and through the piddle-taking at work today, but the squeezage this evenign has made it ALL worthwhile... 😀
deep down, you know you should've waited until tomorrow 😉
Be honest now, Scaredy, could you have waited...?
which are actually baby spiders growing inside them. The spiders lay the eggs under the skin and then they all come running out. It could be that.Edit: Well, I'm disappointed to learn that spiders don't do this but flies and other crawlies do. What a let down real life is.
easily the best thing i have [i]ever[/i] read on here, Samuri - another gem.
[b]Getting the decorators in[/b]
None of the pansy little mirror-splatterers in my life so far prepared me for, or even came close to, what awaited me inside the skin of my brow...
BLAM!!
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BLAM!!!
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BLAM!!!!
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BLAM!!!!!
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BLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a hit that was.
'kin 'ell- an impressive zit:mirror interface event. Well done that man. Now put a piercing in it.
That is the awesomeness. Quality splatulation there! I do wonder if a warning for the delicate of stomach might have been in order.
double post Doh
Could someone add 'Stomach Spoiler' to the thread title please.
Indeed quality. Looks like you've got some proper solids in there too. Lovely.
What a weak-stomached bunch you lot are...
Spots are clearly like farts and children - people only like their own.
uuurrrgggghhh.
Thank god I'm not having breakfast at work today
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(Takes a bow)
Thank you for your kind words.
Made you feel a bit queasy, some of you, ay? Well, to repeat the advice I was given: MTFU. This is the real world, people, and zit happens.
The mirror shot is a work of genius, good job.