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Possible boil

Sent to Health Experts August 15, 2005 12:21 a.m.

Hi,
I have a spot, I think a boil on my upper neck, right below my jaw line, has been there for apx 3 days, is painfull, red, swollen, does apper to have a white center, the center is starting to be a tiny bit soft but all around is very hard, it is very warm, i have only a low grade fever between 99.2 and 99.8, i have used a heating pad some, just wondreing if there are any boil treatments that I may not know or, and also if this is something that should be treated in the er, i cant really see a dr as i hv no insurance right now, i hope you all can offer some advice. The spot is very thick and apx 1 to 2 inches.
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Audra

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August 15, 2005 12:25 a.m. (4 minutes and 8 seconds later)

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Here is information on a boil

http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00040260.html

You can read this and see if it sounds like what you have.. it also gives some treatments too.

Good luck.

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Sent August 15, 2005 12:54 a.m. (28 minutes and 28 seconds later)

This does sound like what I have, I am just wondering since it isnt draining at all yet, is this something that should be looked at quickly or if it more than likly would open on its own, Also was wondering if it does open and drain should I be concerned about that spreading the infection, I am just scared because of it and very scared of getting a bad infection.
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