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anonemouse

By anonemouse, in Rants & Raves

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anonemouse    1

anonemouse
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You did not want to be me this weekend. I went to bed at midnight on Friday night. At 2 AM, I woke up and had a quarter-sized lump on my hoo-ha. Very painful, but tolerable. As the weekend went on, though, it grew. And grew. And grew. I could barely walk because of the pain and I was taking LOTS of Advil for the pain (didn't do much more than take the edge off of it). Of course, no one was open yesterday because of the holiday, but I was able to make an appointment to see my gynecologist this morning, luckily. She took a look at it and said that it was an ingrown hair, but that the pus-pocket thing was huge, about 2 1/2 inches. So, I got to have my crotch lanced this morning. And let me tell you, that damn lidocaine shot was the most painful thing I have EVER experienced. I am normally have a high tolerance for pain, but I was whimpering like a baby.

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faithmd    14

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Ooooo, been there, done that, got the T-Shirt. That does hurt!!! I agree the worst pain is a lidocaine shot in an inflamed and sensitive area.

Did they pack it with packing?

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Alexandra    55

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Oh my, Lauren, you have my utmost sympathies! Yeeoowwyy!!

When I was about 20 I had inflamed hair follicles in my armpits that had to be lanced. Or it could have been something called hydroadenitis, I never did get a clear diagnosis. But the pain was extraordinary, and the lancing was done by a surgeon. It was indeed horrible. ;)

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tanderson    3

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That had to be scary.

It was just plain weird too.

Glad your kitty is ok or going to be.

edie

Laurend, sorry to hear about your owie....

Edie you are too funny!

Peace Out!

T~:hippie:

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Carlene    12

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Same thing happened to my daughter. The doctor told her it was from shaving her bikini area. He suggested she use use Nair instead. He lanced hers, too. She said she'd seen smaller wounds that they stitched.

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Jachut    487

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I've shaved my bikini line exactly once in my life - I'm not very hairy. In fact I only did it because I had a white bathing suit that year which was a bit see through, I shaved the whole lot off. And the exact same thing happened, and it bloody HURT.

The local anaesthetic does hurt more than the procedure doesnt it? I had one in the sole of my foot once (for a wart) and it was excruciating.

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*susan*    1,709

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Owwww, I am hurting just thinking about what you went through. I hope that never happens again. Glad you are doing better now.

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anonemouse    1

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Did they pack it with packing?
Nope, just gave me prescriptions for Keflex (the NP said that it was probably staph, but I couldn't have Bactrim because I am allergic to sulfa drugs), 800 mg Ibuprofen, and an antibiotic ointment, plus orders to do hot saltwater compresses four times a day.
Ohh, I'm so sorry. That must have hurt like crazy! Feeling better now?
You have no idea how much better! I can actually turn over at night without wanting to scream. And I can walk!
I've shaved my bikini line exactly once in my life - I'm not very hairy. In fact I only did it because I had a white bathing suit that year which was a bit see through, I shaved the whole lot off. And the exact same thing happened, and it bloody HURT.
The bad thing is that I haven't shaved down there in ages, since I can't see without a mirror and I have horrible hand/eye coordination when it comes to shaving with mirrors. This thing just appeared literally within 3 hours. I went to bed with no pain and no evidence of a lump and woke up a couple hours later with the damn thing.

I am really worried about my surgery now. It would be just my luck, considering how everything else has gone, that my surgery would be postponed because I can't get rid of an infection caused by an ingrown hair.

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Lucy    0

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"OW" does not express my thoughts right now! Glad to hear you are feeling better.

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2bthinagn    3

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Hopefully by the time your surgeon appt comes around you will have an "All clear". That would be a bummer to have surgery postponed for an infected hooha hair!

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