Thanks again for the input.
After putting Ichammol Ointment 20% on the wound for 24 hours the pain
and
inflammation has pretty much gone away and it seems to be drawing out the
pus. Two days ago before using the ointment the pus was starting to come
to
the top and I was ready to lance the thing or go to the ER but today seems
it's going to heal itself. I'm going to see my regular doctor within the
next week or so for unrelated reasons and will tell him I got a cat
scratch
or something and see what he thinks ( if theres even a wound left to show)
This Ichaammol seems to be almost miraculous in how fast it seems to be
healing my body so I'll include a link I found. I didn't think they sold
the
stuff anymore.
It smells like pure tar and stains awfully but am glad to have gotten my
hands on a tube.
http://www.baar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Produc
t_Code=356
"Gerald Latimer" <meowmeow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1116013543.855514.205950@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> freudfried wrote:
> >It actually seems to be healing ( at
> >least the red and soreness) but my gut tells me I'm going to wind up
> having
> >to lance the damn thing. The low guage needle sounds best just not
> sure how
> >much to cut
>
>
> Basically when lancing an abscess (and I have done hundreds) you cut
> very shallowly and repeat (in the same groove) until pus comes out.
> Then you put away the knife.
>
> Your handedness is a bit of a problem though. You could get a 20cc rig
> and an 18 or 16G drip needle. Anaesthetise as you see fit or not at
> all, then plunge the needle in with reverse suction on the syringe.
>
> Repeat in a couple of spots on the abscess (new needle each time). If
> no pus comes out AT ALL, then you either have inspissated pus or what
> you thought was an abscess is an area of indurated tissue - the body is
> healing itself.
>
> If you got pus out, take the needle off the syringe, put the part where
> the needle goes on (sorry, tem****ary aphasia - someone help me with the
> correct name please) into one of the holes and flush with saline.
>
> Hope this helps. If not, ask!
>
>
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>
> Salus aegroti, suprema lex.
>
> Primum non nocere.
>
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