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Think I might have a staph infection

Yesterday I had this bump on my elbow that was oozing a bit of pus. I popped it, thinking it was just a pimple. After I did that, it has gotten more painful ever since, especially when I put any pressure on it. There is also a slight redness around the elbow, like a rash.

Obviously I am going to the doctor. But before that, COR medical experts, is there anything less scary that it could be?

oh snap will gave you the herpes

No idea what it might be, but I'm definitely in before AIDS and lupus.

Sorry Jingles

You're probably pregnant.

That shit is serious, you'd better cut off your arm before it spreads.

take a picture of it and post it.ill tell you if its staph

before you go to the doctor, make a video on youtube of you squeezing all the puss out

I had one once on the inside of my upper thigh. It started off as a red pimple and by the next morning it was the size of a quarter and had some pus coming out of it. Not knowing any better, I dismissed it and went to work. By the end of the evening, the swollen area was the size of an apple and I started to get a fever. The next morning, it was the size of a mango, with the center abcess about the size of a large egg.

I went to the doc and got an injection of antibiotics, and a perscription for 2 more heavy duty ones. Within a week the residual swelling went down, but the egg-sized central abcess remained. It was difficult and painful to walk, as the fucking thing was right on the inside of my upper thigh.

It was definitely better after that week, but no where near healed yet. But I went to WMC anyways. The first night, it held up alright. I carried a shoulder bag everywhere with my antibiotics, and with medical tape/5" gauze pads/sanitizer in case it started to drain.... which it did, on the second night. I had to go into club bathrooms every 30-40 minutes, rip off the tape and bandage, flush it, and then apply a fresh one, all while trying to keep blood/pus from dripping down my leg. I did that about 6-7 times over the course of the night, and let me tell you it wasn't fucking pretty. Thankfully I had the good sense to shave off most of the hair where I was anticipating bandaging, because it was painful to rip off all that tape every 30 minutes (I had to tape that thing up tight to keep it from draining all down my leg).

After a few hours of misery it was done draining, and much of the remaining swelling had subsided. The rest of the conference turned out great.

This is nowhere near that ugly, at least not yet. It hurts pretty badly, but is not much to look at.



It's not oozing at the moment. Yesterday it was just like you said, a little pimple.

Looks like a pimple to me

Disinfect it regularly. If you start to get inflammation then it's probably infected and you may need antibiotics. Most likely not but good to check with a GP anyway.

You are in medicine, right?

I've never had a pimple anywhere near this painful before. The pain comes mainly when I put any pressure on the elbow. The rest of the time it feels a little numb and tingly.

Welllllll, I would use the term "medicine" lightly

Is it swollen? Is it hot? Is it redder than usual? If so then it's most likely a minor infection so should probably see a doctor.

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Originally posted by Fledz Welllllll, I would use the term "medicine" lightly Is it swollen? Is it hot? Is it redder than usual? If so then it's most likely a minor infection so should probably see a doctor.

It is redder than usual, but not swollen or hot.

Hmm, could be an ingrown hair that's gone a bit berserk. I've had a couple of those before.

Well chances are it will soon

It most probably was a pimple or a minor cut but when you popped it it might have got infected. The elbow can get infections quite easily because you move it so much which makes it hard for the skin to heal over properly. Plus elbows are generally fairly dirty anyway. I doubt it's anything serious but like with any infection it can get serious if left untreated.

Go see a Dr. The only problem with doing that is the long wait.

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Originally posted by trancechan oh snap will gave you the herpes

its probably MRSA

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Originally posted by narcism its probably MRSA

lol don't tell him that, that's mean.

/me grabs some Cavicide

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Originally posted by Fledz lol don't tell him that, that's mean. /me grabs some Cavicide

VRE even, take your pick

It might be staph, but if it is, its probably the more common infection type known as a boil. Its a staph infection around a hair follicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil

I have gotten them a few times before, I actually had one on the side of my neck a few days ago. I poppped it and it went away within a day and a half. To be honest I blame washing with soap that morning.

They are usually painful to the touch, and if they are on your shoulder then any movement of the skin around there can irritate it.

I got one on a pube once, ffs that hurt like a bitch!!!

My advice, DONT try and pop it using your fingers, if you feel like you need to see a doctor do so, otherwise what I have done is sterilize a sewing needle using a lighter and rubbing alcohol/hydrogen peroxide and then puncture the boil. Squeeze so it drains and then keep the puncture wound clean. Holding a hot towel against the boil before and after can help facilitate draining. If it doesn't clear up in a couple days go to the doctor.

A topical disinfectant, like Neosporin or something along those lines is best to keep the area around the puncture wound clean as it heals.

I've had a staph infection before.. they are very itchy and they spread around the area fairly quickly. looks simply like a zit or something to me nothing crazy.


If you're worried, check it out at the doctor, staph infections are difficult to treat because they are easily resistant to certain antibiotics.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit I've had a staph infection before.. they are very itchy and they spread around the area fairly quickly. looks simply like a zit or something to me nothing crazy. If you're worried, check it out at the doctor, staph infections are difficult to treat because they are easily resistant to certain antibiotics.

They are only resistant if it is MRSA or some other less common strain (though MRSA is becoming much too common).

A former coworkers sister and brother-in-law got MRSA from rented wet suits in Hawaii on their honeymoon. They were actually in the hospital because of it. They still get very serious infections on their lower chest and stomach area.

Another coworker and one of my friends from when I was a kid got a MRSA infection on the side of his chest. He didn't check it out for like a week. When he went to the doctor they said it was MRSA and if he hadn't shown up in the next couple of days it would have bore through to his lung tissue. He literally had a hole in the side of his chest.

It could be Japanese Encephalitis.

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