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abscess

Hello just wanted to ask for some advice please I've had abscess near my ear for over few months now it keeps getting infections in it where puss keeps coming out it as made me unwell for few months now I've been to A&E now twice once to have it drained and other time as was very unwell they just keep giving antibiotics which I've had 4 lots of now I did manage to get appointment with a ENT surgeon but he told me this abscess is not going to go away till I have surgery but then said I wouldn't be able to have surgery for 6 months as they only doing surgery on people with cancer at the moment would you know if that would be the case as I just don't think I can wait 6 months of being unwell it's really affecting me know i don't know where to turn to
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