when they lanced my boil last night under my arm ,i felt everything, the nurse did not give me enough lidocaine and i was in too much pain to tell her until after the prodecure was over. why was i shaking so bad after? and why do i still feel like crap? when i walk, i can not walk for more than 10 minutes and then i have to go lie down, get very dizzy!!
2006-10-06 11:09:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
is it normal for the sore to be stinging and burning?
2006-10-06 11:10:27 · update #1
probably due to the shock of it hurting the body does not react well to pain and goes into over drive if you feel ill i would go back to the doctors you could have an infection
2006-10-06 11:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Under the arm is the worst place for anything to be. An ingrown hair can just kill.
I've gotta tell ya, it's too late now to say how much it hurt while they were lancing it. You should have made them STOP if you could feel it.
The best thing for you to do at this point is to make sure you put warm compresses on it and do this often. I hope you left the office with an antibiotic cream and an antibiotic to take orally. If not, you need to call the doctor back and request one. Tell them you have a temperature and the lanced area is warm or hot to touch.
Take some motrin for the swelling and the pain.
Keep your arm elevated so the skin is not rubbing together. I know you'll look crazy doing it but you need to prevent this area from further irritation. It's probably going to excrete some fluid,serous or the remaining pus that was in it so you may want to keep it covered with some gauze. When you take the gauze off make sure you wet the gauze so that it doesn't pull the wound open again. I hope this helps you.
2006-10-06 11:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A boil is an infection. Did they start you on any antibiotics? They should have if they didn't you need to go to the doctor. The infection is usually caused by staphylococcus and needs to be treated with antibiotics. This infection can enter the blood stream and lymphatic system and can make you very sick and possibly fatal. This is not something to mess around with. Go to the doctor. I am a registered nurse and do know what I am talking about. I hope this helps you.
2006-10-06 11:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by rnsks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You were probably shaking bad because of adrenaline. It's just a response your body has. I don't know why you are feeling bad now, though. It's probably jusy a coincidence and you are coming down with something. The place you had your boil will probably be sore for a few days.
2006-10-06 11:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should NOT still be shaking, go back to the Doctor, infection might be setting in
2006-10-06 11:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by fifi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you feel better. My 11yo son has a boil on the back of his leg. Im trying to treat it with hot compresses to get it to drain. I feel for you. Good luck and we will say a prayer for you to feel better.
2006-10-08 10:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by kim j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need to go back to the ER. If you have a fever at all, infection may be spreading in your bloodstream.
2006-10-06 11:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by tiggercat2551 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get to a hospital now. There may be an infection.
2006-10-06 11:17:45 · answer #8 · answered by hazeleyedbeauty1967 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Residual shock. It'll pass.
2006-10-06 11:19:02 · answer #9 · answered by Larry F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i think you will be ok, as long as it doesnt get infected.....just think of giving birth....bet it was less painful than that.....and i got my.....uh...."you-know-whats" peirced and they dont give ya anything.....
2006-10-06 11:17:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋