HI, I am 32 weeks pregnant and had what was diagnosed as an abscess in the ER. it was a perineal abscess. the doctor drained it and gave me a prescription of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets that were to be taken every 12 hours. I was concerned about going to the bathroom with what i understood to be an open wound and was told by the nurse to put vaseline on it when i went to the bathroom. i did that only once and it was as soon as i got home because i realized when i went to the bathroom that i did not feel a hole or a cut so i m not sure how it was drained. I just started taking the amox tonight, three days after it was lanced (due to the script not being sent to my pharmacy). but it still feels hard...almost like a solid. the swelling is definitely gone, but i am concerned that it is hard and am wondering what i need to do or if i am jumping the gun and it s healing fine