I have a staph infection from a cyst I tried to excise above my right eyebrow area, (between the hair line of scalp and brow, actually, the entire area of half of right forehead is oozing clear pus...went to nurse prac. yesterday & she injected the wound site with cortisone to help inflammation. Gave me 500mg of oral Keflex 4 times a day, for 10 days, started with 2 last night, and an antibiotic ointment which I now think I m allergic to. The wound is weeping a clearish yellow tinted liquid; don t know if that s edema from terrible swelling or lymph from infection. I m allergic to adhesive bandaids so I cannot cover the wound. The swelling is terrible and I look awful. Is it okay to put ice on an open staph infection? I guess it s draining. Eye area on right side as well as now left lower eyebrow outer area near lid is itching and site area of wound is ever so swollen. So, is it okay to put ice on an open wound that may be staph. It was cultured yesterday, she thought it was staph. Is it okay for me to go to work? I m a school teacher and I have Open House next Thursday, and I have a ton of stuff to do; is it okay to be around people with an open wound such as the one I described? Thank you for your advice. Sincerely, Bobbie