my 3 year old daughter a abscess on her leg and she can hardly walk and it is not getting bigger... she going to hozzy to get it lanced but will they put her to sleep cos i can't see her staying still while they put needle in..
Wow, that closely resembles my procedure when I got a brown recluse bite, and my dead beat ex-step dad wouldn't take me to the doctor for a week, and a half. Two more days , and it would have gotten into my rib cage.
i had one of those on my tail bone and it is the worst pain that you can EVER imagine. it is unbearable. when they remove the packing it is just as painful as when they initially cut it. i am so sorry for ANYONE who has to go through this.
omg i was asleep when i had this done,i had one on my face under my eye just looked it up to see what they did they must pull the fibre back out wi all the crap n puss.......nice
The material they put in the wound acts as a sort of wick so that the wound can heal from the inside out. If it closed up over the hole where the infection was, it would just reinfect.
you put that in because when its infected, they put that paper in you it has some type of drug on it and it nums the inside of you so it wont get hurt or infected
i had one of those they put the string or what ever you wanna call it so that the wound will heal from inside out other ways there is chance for it to get infected again
It acts like a wick to draw the fluids out, similar to how a Zippo lighter works. Abscesses need to heal from the inside out. If the incision closes before the bacteria is gone, they can easily come back.
Haha, I had an absess in my belly button man and they had to stick it in there, and even after that i had to replace it every so often. I thoguth my intestines were gonna get pulled out
omg i had surgery yesterday for pilondial sinus abscess incision and drainage and today i had my first packing change with the same dressings they use in this video and omg ! the pain was horrible and i got to have that every day and im only 14 years old and they still arent very gentle with me being younger.
i swear its the most painful part of all and has anyone got any tips on easing the pain during packing?
i had one but they didnt do this... i just went for surgery they cut me drained it n left the cut open to heal by itself. haha now i have a scar on my armpit... but they did this to my bro in law.... hmmmm
The packing is put in there to allow it to continue to drain as it heals. If you simply cover it up, the upper part of the skin would close over and provide a nice warm pocket for the infection to build up again and perhaps go even deeper as it looks to take the path of least resistance.
I can't imagine how much this must hurt. Does the packing help the formation of granulation tissue and help get rid of any residual infection? I would feel like Shaungotti29: why can't they just drain it and send patient away?
It's to keep the wound opened so that it'll drain properly. I've now gone to get the packing changed 4 times and I was told that I'd likely have to get it done 4 or 5 more time. Yay!! lol Ah well, there are far worse things.
they use that, to fill in the whole temperarly. becuase the flesh would mostly heal on top, leaving a gap of air inside, and making it hard to heal inside, so they have that to also clean it too. they keep a little bit hanging out for easy and mostly painless removal ^_^
It has heal from the inside - can't just let a scab grow over a cavity like that. The packing is so that it remains open so that the new layers of skin etc grow and fill it in the proper order. otherwise it would never heal properly
The packing is to keep the wound open. The packing will absorb the drainage. This helps keep the wound from closing up while there is still infection present.
to keep it from closing to so the inside has a chance to heal out before the infection pocket closes. It doesnt always work. Sometimes they cover over the from the outside heal and reform.
That is packing. They keep it in there to hold in the extra ooze. (I know... disgusting.) I have some in ME right now. I had one removed last night. Yes, you pull it out yourself.
I have one on the inside of my ass cheek right now. It's hell. When they remove the packing, the pain is unreal. I thought they'd just drain it, stick a bandage on it and send me on my way. Heck no. I've had to get the packing removed and put back in 3 times already. It really blows.
It keeps the wound open so it drains, instead of scabbing over and forming a boil. Also the packing acts as an irritant and that makes the body try to flush the wound.. the idea is to localize the infection in the area nearest the hole so it heals fast and clean. It's nasty but it works like a charm.
because if you don't it will heal on the outside quicker then the inside and basically leave a giant hole under your skin. this helps it heal properly.
so it dosent get infected if u dont the thing will just come back i have one and it really hurts getting it put in and out i have to do it every morning
yep i had one on my bum, thourght it was an ingrowing hair not that i have much hair there. it was pretty massive but gave me no problems until i started squeezing it! then it went bigger, redder, harder and stung like crazy at the slightest touch. went into AE under local anestetic and it looked like they cut it out . ive been left with a scar but its far better than what it was before.
That is definitely a staph infection!! My mom had it and that is just what it looked like. They did that same procedure on her. Wash your hands people that stuff is deadly if not properly treated.
I had an abscess like this on my face. I couldn't even see what was happening and what they were doing.I just had to hope that when I took the bandage off i didn;t have a huge hole in my cheek!
I've been suffering from MRSA for 3 years ( I've always been so hygenically clean my whole life my family and friends think I have OCD} Maybe if my doctors had some sense they would have done this procedure on me!
i had this done and the packing came out by its self. it was stuck to the bandage,i didn't feel a thing to be honest..guess i was just lucky cause i was expecting to be punching people out of pain
i have one absess and the explanation my Dr. told me is that in my case the hair doesn't grow to the outside but it grows to the inside of the skin and that causes the infection.
Staph is an infection of bacteria living in your bloodstream. you can get it by not washing properly, scratching a bug bite, or something as simple as not taking care of a piercing or blemish
they have to pack it so that the hole where the abcess was heals from the inside out to prevent air bubbles and infections etc. it also acts as a sponge to absorb remaining puss and other bodily fluids.
it's a wick-absorbs the remaining pus and any new stuff that might come along- they'll remove it at some time later- in a few days or so? She'll be treated with antibiotics as well.
it's called a 'wick'. made of gauze or similar material, and it's supposed to absorb any puss and blood left in the wound to avoid infection again. i think you wait a week, or however is suggested, to pull it out.
I had an episode with msra in my groin. It hurt so much I couldn't walk for days. I was finally able to get it lanced at the ER, they packed it just like this too.
mrsa is becomming an epidemic in some places. 10 years ago they isolated people with this infection in hospitals and nursing homes. Now they don't and it has spread especially among tweekers. Everyone beware of staph!
My sister had to have the same procedure done to her a couple years ago. She HATED it. She said the piece of paper they stuck in her was so annoyingly uncomfortable.
I luckily didn't have to have this procedure done when I had a staph infection. But it was sooooo painful when they drained it.
I am currently healing an abscess I have right below my belly button with the packings once a day. Treated about a week ago. The doctor said I had a abscess about the size of a tangerine filled with pus...luckily it didnt get past the abdominal wall.
The 'packing' as it is called, is a sterile gauze that collects the pus/blood, as well as helps the hole to heal from the inside out...otherwise the skin would grow back on the outer layer leaving a hole under the skin--which you don't want. Where was the flush...to clean out the hole prior to packing??
my lil bro has one huge one on his butt poor lil guy
they had to have 4 ppl hold him down to make the insition or however its spelt but when they cut it he stopped crying that much but ppl asked if he had terets lol an today we have to take him in to get the guaz in it changed
they put that stuff in my toe when I had my nail cut out it helps it to drain and stuff its supposed to help prevent infection and stuff... well thats what my mom told me and she's a nurse so I tend to believe her when it comes to things like that.
It's just a cloth, like tissue paper. My mom had a HUGE abscess, if you poked her back, blood and cyst would POUR out, it ruined a lot of her shirts. We had a nurse come over and she stuffed that stuff into the hole and would come back the next day and take it out, then put a new clean one in for like a week.
It was pretty crazy, the nurse used a qtip to stuff it in, a freakin' 6 inch qtip.
It is medicated packing used to fill in an open wound so it will heal proper if left open it will close over and infection can remain in as there will still be a hole under the closing it is usually packed and unpacked daily it lets wounds heal from inside out instead of outside in.I had it done daily for 8 month due to an infection in a surgical incision. It hurt lick hell because of the amount needed.
my 3 year old daughter a abscess on her leg and she can hardly walk and it is not getting bigger... she going to hozzy to get it lanced but will they put her to sleep cos i can't see her staying still while they put needle in..
TheJellybelly1984 1 year ago
ouch man was it atleast alil numb i mean damn i couldnt do it lol
heavenlycharm86 2 years ago
Wow, that closely resembles my procedure when I got a brown recluse bite, and my dead beat ex-step dad wouldn't take me to the doctor for a week, and a half. Two more days , and it would have gotten into my rib cage.
Scrapper246 2 years ago
i had one of those on my tail bone and it is the worst pain that you can EVER imagine. it is unbearable. when they remove the packing it is just as painful as when they initially cut it. i am so sorry for ANYONE who has to go through this.
LLWN1 2 years ago
that was,,,interesting
iou69er 2 years ago
omg i was asleep when i had this done,i had one on my face under my eye just looked it up to see what they did they must pull the fibre back out wi all the crap n puss.......nice
britdemo 2 years ago
They pack it with gauze to help fight further infection.
spikeman23 2 years ago
is that between her legs
bxchulo320 2 years ago
No , they put that in to help it heal . You cant just leave a deep punctured wound open like that .
realsmoove93 2 years ago
The material they put in the wound acts as a sort of wick so that the wound can heal from the inside out. If it closed up over the hole where the infection was, it would just reinfect.
realwoman50 2 years ago
you put that in because when its infected, they put that paper in you it has some type of drug on it and it nums the inside of you so it wont get hurt or infected
whoskateslol 2 years ago
was that from a ingrown hair?
2tallbrandon 2 years ago
i had one of those they put the string or what ever you wanna call it so that the wound will heal from inside out other ways there is chance for it to get infected again
sephirothsf 2 years ago
It acts like a wick to draw the fluids out, similar to how a Zippo lighter works. Abscesses need to heal from the inside out. If the incision closes before the bacteria is gone, they can easily come back.
HerbGruberman 2 years ago
ooh eee aah! i can feel the pain!! AH!!! STOP IT HURTS TOO MUCH! X((
blondeXareSmartx 2 years ago
O.o
mistymite 2 years ago
worst pain ever when they take that out
jrhd89 2 years ago
man this surgery is bad.
dualbreathe 2 years ago
Haha, I had an absess in my belly button man and they had to stick it in there, and even after that i had to replace it every so often. I thoguth my intestines were gonna get pulled out
TeamHoodrats 2 years ago
Im missing the fourth video, were it gets pulled out :)
otrixx 2 years ago
and/or bacteria creates a haven under your skin and colonizes
kr33chure 2 years ago
did it hurt
free2bme14 2 years ago
DUDE!!!! if that would happenn to me...or any other of you people...
OUCH!!!
VampireWay2129 2 years ago
oh dear... that looks painful.. how does one get an abscess in the first place?
sadly youtube is the first place i've even heard of such a thing X_x
sushiscomments 2 years ago
holly shit xDDDD
whats that ?
94Turkey94 2 years ago
omg i had surgery yesterday for pilondial sinus abscess incision and drainage and today i had my first packing change with the same dressings they use in this video and omg ! the pain was horrible and i got to have that every day and im only 14 years old and they still arent very gentle with me being younger.
i swear its the most painful part of all and has anyone got any tips on easing the pain during packing?
thanks.
lauraetp 2 years ago
i had one but they didnt do this... i just went for surgery they cut me drained it n left the cut open to heal by itself. haha now i have a scar on my armpit... but they did this to my bro in law.... hmmmm
xXDollyXxxXBooXx 2 years ago
Yeah they put it in there to get all the puss and to clean it out and stuff and after a few days or weeks they take it out its nasty
ASFUNNYASCANBE 2 years ago
The packing is put in there to allow it to continue to drain as it heals. If you simply cover it up, the upper part of the skin would close over and provide a nice warm pocket for the infection to build up again and perhaps go even deeper as it looks to take the path of least resistance.
peterdaniel66 2 years ago
scary
fredfan23232 2 years ago
you could perform a fair amount of magic tricks with that!! haha
lulurules 2 years ago
I can't imagine how much this must hurt. Does the packing help the formation of granulation tissue and help get rid of any residual infection? I would feel like Shaungotti29: why can't they just drain it and send patient away?
g1e2c3k4o 2 years ago
omg.. they put that in there why? to clean it out..then take it out? OUCH!
KarleeLicious 2 years ago 78
It's to keep the wound opened so that it'll drain properly. I've now gone to get the packing changed 4 times and I was told that I'd likely have to get it done 4 or 5 more time. Yay!! lol Ah well, there are far worse things.
Shaungotti29 2 years ago
it promotes better wound healing and limits the risk of the abscess reoccurring.
perky596 2 years ago
they use that, to fill in the whole temperarly. becuase the flesh would mostly heal on top, leaving a gap of air inside, and making it hard to heal inside, so they have that to also clean it too. they keep a little bit hanging out for easy and mostly painless removal ^_^
zeeman418 2 years ago
It has heal from the inside - can't just let a scab grow over a cavity like that. The packing is so that it remains open so that the new layers of skin etc grow and fill it in the proper order. otherwise it would never heal properly
krakenwave 2 years ago
The packing is to keep the wound open. The packing will absorb the drainage. This helps keep the wound from closing up while there is still infection present.
goldtoes 2 years ago
to keep it from closing to so the inside has a chance to heal out before the infection pocket closes. It doesnt always work. Sometimes they cover over the from the outside heal and reform.
websuspect 2 years ago
There are horror stories where they forget it's in there.
javahippo 2 years ago
its so it wont close up so it can heal from the inside out.
LLWN1 2 years ago
That is packing. They keep it in there to hold in the extra ooze. (I know... disgusting.) I have some in ME right now. I had one removed last night. Yes, you pull it out yourself.
HHRDUDE09 2 years ago
I have one on the inside of my ass cheek right now. It's hell. When they remove the packing, the pain is unreal. I thought they'd just drain it, stick a bandage on it and send me on my way. Heck no. I've had to get the packing removed and put back in 3 times already. It really blows.
Shaungotti29 2 years ago 95
Dude.. When I was 8. I thought the same thing.
I thought the needle to numb it was the worst pain but when they SLICED THE ABCESS OPEN ON MY SIDE. I thought I was gonna die.
ikol0ikol1 2 years ago
I have to do it myself after ai had surgery three days ago. They gave me vicodine but it made me sick. I can't push it in that far
Onegurrrlrev 2 years ago
you're suppose to have that put in.. why?
greatwallofchina12 2 years ago 38
It prevents infection, I had one on the back of my neck. They take it out and put a new one in like 3 times, depending how bad it is
chrisg5lf 2 years ago
It keeps the wound open so it drains, instead of scabbing over and forming a boil. Also the packing acts as an irritant and that makes the body try to flush the wound.. the idea is to localize the infection in the area nearest the hole so it heals fast and clean. It's nasty but it works like a charm.
foodandart 2 years ago
because if you don't it will heal on the outside quicker then the inside and basically leave a giant hole under your skin. this helps it heal properly.
mwalsh23 2 years ago
keeps it from reforming... a packed whole has no where for pus to be stored.
K3nchi0 2 years ago
so it dosent get infected if u dont the thing will just come back i have one and it really hurts getting it put in and out i have to do it every morning
karlj085 2 years ago
it absorbs fluid
publicmum 2 years ago
what was the point of that
muffinboy2009 2 years ago 36
It keeps the wound open long enough for all the junk to run out, 24 hours later you pull that out and let it heal correctly.
TheVintageGamer 2 years ago
it has the thingg drain and not heal on the outside to trap it all in again
rutzen21 2 years ago
i think to clean it or to see how long it is
iluvmcdreamy93 2 years ago
to soak up the blood
celoeman 2 years ago
yep i had one on my bum, thourght it was an ingrowing hair not that i have much hair there. it was pretty massive but gave me no problems until i started squeezing it! then it went bigger, redder, harder and stung like crazy at the slightest touch. went into AE under local anestetic and it looked like they cut it out . ive been left with a scar but its far better than what it was before.
piiyu12 2 years ago 28
Oh man, they are shakin real bad :/
LookingOutForYou 2 years ago 15
That is definitely a staph infection!! My mom had it and that is just what it looked like. They did that same procedure on her. Wash your hands people that stuff is deadly if not properly treated.
ceci02 2 years ago 6
lol tampon for the leg !
splashie777 3 years ago 3
had a this surgery done a couple months ago it suckeddddddd
PS ass hole doctors gave me morphine after the surgery was done
al0951 3 years ago
Eww....I had surgery for that last week.....omg gross.....
LadyStasia 3 years ago
That looks pretty painful..
Hope it didn't hurt
:)
Zeke4448 3 years ago
uhh...how bout abscess packing?
Marshallnd 3 years ago
whats abscess?
alexevanslver1123 3 years ago
holly shit why would they shove that in there doesnt it hurt?
xtrasparks4me 3 years ago
First video I've seen on here of an abcess actually being treated correctly. Everyone just usually squeezes them and films it to put on youtube.
dfdemt 3 years ago
Man I had this done to me today, but it was on my head, I know the pain your going through man....I feel for you
blindhammer 3 years ago
LOL thats gonna be a damn good one too
WishIHadACookie 3 years ago
when they put that stuff back in its just disgusting
simonmitchellbird 3 years ago
omg this remind me of the pain i have to go though T.T they dont even num it just got for it.
rtgf 3 years ago
Ouch.
bummercucumber 3 years ago
gee... that's quite a cavity you have there...
TheSnowballEarth 3 years ago
she's so strong, i couldn't do that if i could...
dice142803 3 years ago
I had an abscess like this on my face. I couldn't even see what was happening and what they were doing.I just had to hope that when I took the bandage off i didn;t have a huge hole in my cheek!
jsme84 3 years ago
i just had one...it was internal...
ahh
that hurt so bad...i had to get my tonsils out...i hated it and i was talkin all weird..lol
babygirl78954 3 years ago
I've been suffering from MRSA for 3 years ( I've always been so hygenically clean my whole life my family and friends think I have OCD} Maybe if my doctors had some sense they would have done this procedure on me!
teawannie 3 years ago
wats that o - o
thekungfufighter 3 years ago
OMG o.o
bArbieBiitcHxP 3 years ago
omg... this is so nasty... she's brave ;)
BuuMoonster 3 years ago
i had this done and the packing came out by its self. it was stuck to the bandage,i didn't feel a thing to be honest..guess i was just lucky cause i was expecting to be punching people out of pain
bodies72 3 years ago
DUDE.. i know..but when they inject it first with the numbing shit before they drain it...its like fire.
SpitfireSuicide13 3 years ago
Had 4 on the back of my theigh only they were much larger and deeper...they cut half my theigh out.
HIMlover625 3 years ago
Not so bad. It is educational. Thanks for posting.yous
Idolmakercat 3 years ago
Goodness what horrible paiiinnn!!!
jakxz 3 years ago
how do you get one of these?
LcoolJfiveoh 3 years ago
im only 11 and had this infection when i was 10 it hurt like crap taking the stuffing out i screamed for a week and then you have a hole thats huge
normoon133 3 years ago
oh i had this surgery i thought it was a cyst tho. i=the stuff inside is really digusting.
aubrown 3 years ago
Looks like they're preparing for a magik trick :D
Irishfreedom 3 years ago 182
haha. to me it looks like there putting in a tapeworm xD
nickelbacksucks7510 3 years ago
=D.
mamadoumangerbanane 3 years ago
had one on my ass cheek, no idea how it got there but..
al3xt3hl0nly 3 years ago 46
omgwtflol.
u made my day.
Ghost8atGhost8sWorld 3 years ago
what did they have to do? if you dont mine me asking, just like gross/cool stuff like this
superduck89 3 years ago
did the doc say any thing about spiders?
wex67 3 years ago
ingrown hair
spikefivefivefive 3 years ago
i had one on the bottom of my butt
lilrobda1 3 years ago
me too lol
tanman1234543 2 years ago 2
dude man it happens to the best of us lol.
mysubsbang 2 years ago 29
I know this was over a year and a half ago now, but I still have to say that she is so brave!
I'm going through this tommorow and I doubt I will be able to compose myself like that.
As they said, "She's a trooper" :)
Scaeme 3 years ago 27
imagine if this video was played backwards...
Theringfilm 3 years ago 20
you have to take part of it out everyday i had it once, did NOT feel good at all feeling that being pulled out
Key0h 3 years ago
hahahaha!oh dude!thats hilarious!
GamerGirl000 3 years ago
it would look like a magic trick
DjArpegius 3 years ago
what is abscess, my classmate is having one and she still isn't sure
AudiR10Guy 3 years ago 6
o..m..g.. my eye was twitchin when i saw this..
gizmo20065 3 years ago
my leg is tinglyy. that looks more painful than it probably is.
crzymonkey0 3 years ago 9
The packing gauze helps to soake up some of the infection.
Forsety1 3 years ago 2
how these poeple get the infection from ?
jackie3388jackie 3 years ago 2
i have one absess and the explanation my Dr. told me is that in my case the hair doesn't grow to the outside but it grows to the inside of the skin and that causes the infection.
lachika21 3 years ago 10
Staph is an infection of bacteria living in your bloodstream. you can get it by not washing properly, scratching a bug bite, or something as simple as not taking care of a piercing or blemish
pistolaeyes 3 years ago 10
Well, first of all, it might be a good idea for you to:
a)spell "what's" correctly.
b)consider this amazing magical place people go to find answers to their questions. It's called "Google."
boggywoggy1 3 years ago 3
It is to keep it draining. Not to stop puss, that would be harmful.
litzahayah 3 years ago 4
my leg is tingly
xXpsykeeperXx 3 years ago
they have to pack it so that the hole where the abcess was heals from the inside out to prevent air bubbles and infections etc. it also acts as a sponge to absorb remaining puss and other bodily fluids.
tommyovmaltby 3 years ago
Its packing gauze. It helps to prevent infections.
o0olikuidiceo0o 3 years ago 4
It is called packing guaze to keep it draining.
kassielooper 3 years ago
it's a wick-absorbs the remaining pus and any new stuff that might come along- they'll remove it at some time later- in a few days or so? She'll be treated with antibiotics as well.
kathleenirish 3 years ago
everyday u have to chage it its just like a bandage, my mom had 1
00dustin00 3 years ago 2
They are putting a gauze into it to stop infection :)
youcrackinwise 3 years ago
it's called a 'wick'. made of gauze or similar material, and it's supposed to absorb any puss and blood left in the wound to avoid infection again. i think you wait a week, or however is suggested, to pull it out.
immaffakee 3 years ago
BLERRG!
marnie1998 3 years ago
they put tissue in it so no bacteria gets into it and gets infected.
alexandraclavette 3 years ago
Lets remove your abscess...by stuffing it with a shoe lase...wate wtf?!
DidntKnowWhatToPut1 3 years ago 2
no its called like gauze or something
69SAWYER69 3 years ago
wtf are we shoving stuff IN IT?!
MysteriousMan2000 3 years ago
It just keep going.. and going..
Klonj18 3 years ago
not its a type of bandage to help with bleeding
souljaboy132 3 years ago
oh heeeyyull no!!
xxx920 3 years ago
why are they doing it??
PontusP123 3 years ago
she sounds kinda hot!!!!!=þ
snow1snow1 3 years ago
that was REAL DEEP! Where did that come from?
Brian211978 3 years ago
oh my god, getting paper into yourself..
Modem360 3 years ago
that looks like tissue paper
SHEEN0998777 3 years ago
when i first watched this vid i thought that thing they are puting into that person's body was a shoe lace o_O
ghostbagle 3 years ago
shit that wouldve hurt
zezimakiller11 3 years ago
I had an episode with msra in my groin. It hurt so much I couldn't walk for days. I was finally able to get it lanced at the ER, they packed it just like this too.
Elentaurel 3 years ago
i had staph 1 time and its healed up now but it looks like i got shot with a 22. lol
b3rge 3 years ago
what is abscess? I hope I don't get it, it seems kinda common....
arenaskies 3 years ago
Why i didn't see any pus come out from these 3 video? Too early to cut it or what? Normally after how many days is suitable to cut open the abcess?
gengnepal 3 years ago
i had somthing like that put in an infected surgery site man that shit hurt cause it was like twice as big
imca111 3 years ago
mrsa is becomming an epidemic in some places. 10 years ago they isolated people with this infection in hospitals and nursing homes. Now they don't and it has spread especially among tweekers. Everyone beware of staph!
mimaleen 3 years ago
why r they putting it in??
punklipx 4 years ago
Once healthed, does it leave a hole in the skin that needs to be sutured?
Aersus 4 years ago
My sister had to have the same procedure done to her a couple years ago. She HATED it. She said the piece of paper they stuck in her was so annoyingly uncomfortable.
I luckily didn't have to have this procedure done when I had a staph infection. But it was sooooo painful when they drained it.
ferretyluv 4 years ago
That chick definately has communial MRSA. That's a staph infection, how she ever let it get that bad is a mystery.
atotheeangie201 4 years ago 11
I thought the same when I saw how she did the local anaesthesia putting the needle just right through the abscess
skunkgecko 4 years ago 6
that hurts like hell.
the pressure hurts...
and when they take it out...
ahh.
imnotokayrocker 4 years ago 7
oh geeze it must hurt to take it out
akbleiweiss 3 years ago
my couzin has an abscess and im wondering what it is... con someone please tell me
jarjar179 4 years ago
I am currently healing an abscess I have right below my belly button with the packings once a day. Treated about a week ago. The doctor said I had a abscess about the size of a tangerine filled with pus...luckily it didnt get past the abdominal wall.
Ranma1981 4 years ago
shit i was diagnosed with MRSA 3 months ago had something like that but 3-times bigger ,,,,, fortunaletly only 2 of them )))))
tomi06902 4 years ago
i had surgery and had wicks put in the wounds
wicks are a type of sterile guze that will drain the wound of pus and blood
kqguardian 4 years ago
The 'packing' as it is called, is a sterile gauze that collects the pus/blood, as well as helps the hole to heal from the inside out...otherwise the skin would grow back on the outer layer leaving a hole under the skin--which you don't want. Where was the flush...to clean out the hole prior to packing??
54appleblossom 4 years ago
my lil bro has one huge one on his butt poor lil guy
they had to have 4 ppl hold him down to make the insition or however its spelt but when they cut it he stopped crying that much but ppl asked if he had terets lol an today we have to take him in to get the guaz in it changed
wettobeast 4 years ago
Eww...
I have a minor abscess and now I'm afraid it'll turn into that!
MynameisJohnP 4 years ago
drain it before it gets bigger! and it will get bigger
flyking138 4 years ago
It will eventually
lindberg4637833 4 years ago
what the hell are you talking about this is a standard procedure?
happysugarcube 4 years ago
its a wick that helps drain the infection out.
lhsouthern 4 years ago
they put that stuff in my toe when I had my nail cut out it helps it to drain and stuff its supposed to help prevent infection and stuff... well thats what my mom told me and she's a nurse so I tend to believe her when it comes to things like that.
happysugarcube 4 years ago 2
Gauze
CHEVEL67NI 4 years ago
what is that white thing he puts into the cuts?
borednow 4 years ago
I think it's a sterile gauze of some kind, keeps the infection at bay, and provides some stability.
HanakoFairhall 4 years ago
It's just a cloth, like tissue paper. My mom had a HUGE abscess, if you poked her back, blood and cyst would POUR out, it ruined a lot of her shirts. We had a nurse come over and she stuffed that stuff into the hole and would come back the next day and take it out, then put a new clean one in for like a week.
It was pretty crazy, the nurse used a qtip to stuff it in, a freakin' 6 inch qtip.
funkybrassmonkey 4 years ago
The white thing is a gauze that contains an antibiotic. It is placed in the wound to directly affect the infection.
D99X4Z 4 years ago 4
it also acts as a drain to help drain the blood out
happysugarcube 4 years ago
It is medicated packing used to fill in an open wound so it will heal proper if left open it will close over and infection can remain in as there will still be a hole under the closing it is usually packed and unpacked daily it lets wounds heal from inside out instead of outside in.I had it done daily for 8 month due to an infection in a surgical incision. It hurt lick hell because of the amount needed.
WATUP1971 4 years ago