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Suggest Treatment For A Boil On The Scrotum

i have a boil on the side of my scrotum. ive used icthamal salve for abt 3 days now. wemt to see urgent care she lanced it but i dnt think she went deep enough just blood came out she gave a script for keflex but its still abt the size of a marble. should i try to keep bringing it to a head so it can drain?
Fri, 29 Jul 2016
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Hi
only blood came out suggest that the abscess is still to collect.I suggest you add a pain/antiinflammatory medication like ibuprofen to keflex, wait for a few days for it to completely collect. When it collects, you can then go back to the hospital for it to be drained.
Wish you a quick recovery
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Suggest Treatment For A Boil On The Scrotum

Hi only blood came out suggest that the abscess is still to collect.I suggest you add a pain/antiinflammatory medication like ibuprofen to keflex, wait for a few days for it to completely collect. When it collects, you can then go back to the hospital for it to be drained. Wish you a quick recovery