lumps or boils or something

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ohtobehealthy

September 29, 2009, 01:15:45 AM

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In the past few years I have gotten a lot of boils, on my butt, in private areas, one was so bad in my arm pit that it left a small hole in my armpit but now I am getting them on my ears. Like on the cartilidge on the top of the ear or in front of the ear canal opening. I woke this morning to now my left ear being sore. I have noticed a lump on it for the past month or two but its never been tender till today which means its going to come to a head I guess. The lumps always are hard for about 2 or 3 months then they boil and open... Confused

in the other areas where there is hair or whatever I guess I can understand but o nthe cartilidge of my ears.. it just hurts honestly. Its getting annoying.

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Jenny

September 29, 2009, 01:34:12 AM

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Ouch...maybe you're coming down with a viral infection? I used to have small boils with little white heads on them all over my body (especially places where I sweated alot). The doc prescribed special shower gel and a cream to put on those boils. They went away after a week. I would def. get those checked out if they were there for 2 or 3 months.

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Jenny

September 29, 2009, 01:36:54 AM

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PS. Mine hurt too. They were sore and they felt like they were deep in my skin.. even if you don't have a viral infection, I would def. get those checked..

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Keilia

September 29, 2009, 09:01:42 AM

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Yes, get them cultured. MRSA is all around the area right now. I had MRSA last Feb that manifested in boils. I now have a LARGE amount of very large boils and its a skin staph infection that is NOT MRSA. I have a doc appt Friday to see if I need surgery to remove them and graft skin.

Definately get them cultured. If you see a red line coming from one and going towards your heart or a lymph node, get to the ER stat.

Try vinegar. Wipe vinegar on them and let it dry just before a shower. It helps me some.

Get Hibicleanse from the pharmacy. It's OTC and it's what hospitals use. Wash them in this once or twice a day.

Get on an antibiotic. They are not working for me, but the infection I have is quite serious and very deep.

Use Right Guard spray deoderant. It has powder in it and a mild antibiotic according to my surgeon. Do NOT use powders or creams on them to keep your skin dry - this makes it worse. However, if they ooze and you get a skin yeast infection, desenex is the best for that.

Mine are in my armpits too, as well as under my breasts. They are VERY painful. I have permenant scarring from them. But, I have had them about a year. Part of them were MRSA, part are not. I am on doxycycline for them. It is not working for me, but does for a lot of people. Bactrim and Clindimycn work very well too, but I am allergic. Vancomycin works VERY well.

Hope this helps hon! Huge Hug

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Keilia

September 29, 2009, 09:02:38 AM

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Oh and do not shave where they are - which sucks, I know - but it makes them worse.

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Samantha

September 29, 2009, 08:18:03 PM

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I've heard Boils are caused from a Blood Disorder Confused

sorry not the most helpful am I

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Keilia

September 30, 2009, 03:28:38 AM

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Sammy you are ALWAYS helpful, just by being here!

Any idea what blood disorder?

Boils and cysts can be caused by different things. Mine personally are caused by staphylococcus aureus. Its the same germ as MRSA but not supposed to be antibiotic resistant. Mine is not responding to antibiotics, but they say its not MRSA. Confusing, I know.

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ohtobehealthy

September 30, 2009, 04:55:00 AM

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hmmm now that you mentioned blood disorders and the red line... my dad did have I guess was what my mom said was recurrent blood poisioning. He would get those red lines running to his heart many times. I will watch for that but have not obviously noticed that... I dont get a ton of boils either. I get one or two every 6 months. It just sucks since they are now appearing on the cartilidge of my ears.... They are usually hard for months then boil and open up by themselves. My ear is very sore today though.... I know boils is also a sign of diabetes but I am pretty sure that is when you get many boils.. I only get at most two at a time but usually its just one.. after the other.... aggressive

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Keilia

September 30, 2009, 06:47:25 AM

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I have tons =( But my blood glucose is 100% fine. Having had terrible acne since I was 9, I can very much understand the ear thing. Sucks, I know =(

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September 30, 2009, 07:00:25 PM

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Sorry I don't have any more info on what blood disorder Confused

all I remember being told is boils can also be caused by a toxic condition in the blood stream. (yet another undiagnosed thing to worry about hey Sad

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Keilia

October 02, 2009, 06:03:52 AM

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By the way, this is my official diagnosis on the boils -

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hidradenitis-suppurativa/DS00818

However mine did not start until I was 33. I had VERY bad cystic acne as a teen, and still have acne, but this started after I caught a very intense form of Staph A.

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Keilia

October 02, 2009, 06:44:02 AM

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Oh and mine are stage 3. I do NOT reccomend looking at any photos of this, it is disgusting

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trancy221

October 20, 2009, 04:08:27 PM

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@othobehealthy

did you get the boils from sun exposure?

sounds bad with the blood poisoning thing, did it turn out to be right?

nice greets Huge Hug

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ohtobehealthy

October 20, 2009, 11:57:00 PM

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nope I pretty much stay out of the sun...

I keep getting them on my ear cartilidge and now I have one on my buttcheek. .blehh... I got one so bad in my armpit that now there is a big hole there...
I dont know what its from... i just started getting them last year, it started as what I thought was a hemerriod. Now I constantly have atleast one... but not as bad as poor Keilia... nothing like that just one or two at a time but the area always swells.. and hurts until it drains.

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Keilia

October 21, 2009, 06:53:06 AM

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Kristin - it may still be the same thing. Most cases do not get as bad as mine. But I hope its not =( Itt sucks =( Nov 2 I see the surgeon one more time and if he still refuses the surgery, I am finding a new one. This is painful and disgusting, and I can't be on antibiotics for the REST OF MY LIFE (this is a lifelong condition without surgery).

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