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So very happy to find this group.  Was diagnosed GM after 10 weeks of unsuccessful treatment.   I've been on 6 courses of antibiotics, 2 FNAs, and an I&D.  I have three abscess that were hard, but after a week have become mushy. The skin seems to have a different texture.  Does this mean they are coming to the surface and are about to burst?  Any advice would be appreciated.  Thx
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Thank you for your response.  Still waiting for the abscesses to burst.  The area is red and very painful.  I've had two needle aspirations and an I&D and all three collections were tested... Sterile.  I went to get an ultrasound and my incision from the I&D opened.  It's been a few weeks and am anxiously waiting for two to burst.  The waiting is torture.  Thanks again for your help!
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welcome! all my abscesses were lumps or hard masses at the beginning, I mean, they started as a hard lump (not painful) and with days that hard lump became a bag filled with  fluid (looks like pus, but no infection); abscessing . When abscesses were about to burst the skin was red and the are was very painful.

At that point and if it is your first abscess I suggest you to contact your doctor so they can send fluid to the lab and check out for bacteria. My very first abscess opened up by it self, but I went to doctor.

Hope this helps


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