I thought it was a big pimple.

About a week ago, this thing started erupting out of the blue on my right temple, just at the hairline.

Now it's big, puffy, red and hurts. I've never had anything like this. It's partially covered by hair so you don't have to look at it. Quit looking at it!

lol.

Infected ingrown hair? I've had a couple of them.

Gross, dude.

That said... gross.

Tevs, Mump-Lady.

spray windex on it ;)

I'm thinking it's gonna turn out to be a wicked goiter.
You could totally pull off a goiter, man.

Well, we have been looking for a flautist. Does the boil have any chops?

Yeah.. goiters are pretty goth I should think.

Now that I think of it, I usually use sea-salt and maybe I do have a lack of iodine..

I'm with Glacial. Ingrown hair.

I thought goiters were a thyroid thing?

Zom! Does your temple have a thyroid? AMAZING!

Fuck an ingrown hair.. they hardly outgrow up there.

goiter is a problem having to do with the thyroid

Man don't delay you gotta CARVE that shit off.

maybe its your twin brother? you never know..

WE KNOW WHAT A GOITER IS AND WHAT CAUSES IT LET US HAVE OUR FUN.

also goiters affect your glands. no gland in your temple.

it's more like this:

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ahh. didnt even know what it was. stilll wishing i didnt...

THANK YOU DR. SERIOUS.

teratoma?

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gross.

Remind me to never kid about a medical condition I know someone doesn't have ever again.

zom-zom posted this on Feb 05th, 2010 at 03:43:00 pm
Tevs, Mump-Lady.



Yeah, I've been sucking lemons all day. No joke.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

If I ever have a bbay that comes out like that I will faint. Then wake up and take pills + booze.

OH my god that baby picture is the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Yeah, that was unnecessary.

I thought this was going to be the sequel to "There Will Be Blood."

Also, am I alone here in wanting to see a pic of this boil?

Jeez, it's just a teratoma. I'm sure the baby will be fine. Well, the baby on whose face the other baby is growing will be fine, anyway.

oh shit that was sick as hell.

Adult-onset teratism:

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If they had not blocked out the eyes of that baby, I would have identified the parents and mocked them publicly.

zom-zom you have a bbay elf growing in your forehead. you can choose to nurture it and give it attention or go to the doctor and have them abort it. but if you choose abortion, you will have 45 years of bad luck, you won't go to heaven, all your shoes will vanish, and your teeth will turn black.

a spunk elf?

Oy, my head. I think I can live with anything but the lack of shoes.

I was going to "go out" tonight but I cannot now what with this horror.

Perhaps a sebaceous cyst? They can pop up along the hairline. The couple I've had have just gone away, but a doctor can just lance it for you. Apparently the stuff that comes out is pretty neato.

Perhaps it's an abscess. Been on any wrestling mats lately?

Did this burst yet?

furuncle?
abcess follicle?

I am going to see Kontrol Panel play on march the 5th. i sure hope zom-zom has a good boil or zit for me to look at.

I'm putting my money on sebaceous cyst.

I've never quite understood the difference between a furuncle and a sebacious cyst. Is one viral?

i think the difference is the former is already infected, the latter can become infected. if that makes sense.

They are really similar, but I think a furuncle is an actual infection; a sebaceous cyst is not, but it can become infected. Now that I think about it, furuncle/boil is probably what this is, if it is painful.

I had two tiny little cysts on my lower back, right above my butt. Teeny tiny barely-noticeable little bumps, and in the last year they've both gotten infected. So painful. Didn't want to wait to get into the dermatologist so I lanced the fuckers myself, feeling all pissed and impatient and badass. Have two nice red scars now to show for it.

Um, in other words, don't try to drain that shit yourself.

"the nausea thread"

Still there. I think I need to give it a name.

What the hell are you doing up at 6:05 on a Sunday morning???

more teratism
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I typically get up around 5-5:30 every morning.

I will not quote Kindergarten Cop.
I will not quote Kindergarten Cop.
I will not quote Kindergarten Cop.
I will not quote Kindergarten Cop.

Has this affected the vibe down at MELLOWS?

Then Isaiah said, "Prepare a poultice of figs." They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered. 2 Kings 20:7

I was up when zom posted this. And then, it was time for bed.

A sebaceous cyst is a closed sac under the skin filled with a cheese-like or oily material.

A carbuncle is a skin infection that often involves a group of hair follicles. The infected material forms a lump, called mass, which occurs deep in the skin.

A furuncle (boil) is a skin infection involving an entire hair follicle and nearby skin tissue.

I'm dealing with one of these right now. Of the three, I would guess it's a carbuncle.

I think Zom has a Furuncle. I've seen him get this kind of thing before. There is no fun cheese-like material.

Favorite thread of the week.

I know. It prompted me spending a half an hour last night looking through skin disorder images on the web. I'm a bit of an armchair dermatologist.

FURUNCLE is such a cute sounding word!!!!

I had a seb. cyst (now 'dormant' i guess) on my head that would yield just endless qualntities of wonderful, pungent, cheese-like material every week. It could actually stink up like a 5 foot radius around my person. FOUL CITY.

for the love of god. yuck, guys.

I KNOW.

teddyruxpin posted this on Feb 07th, 2010 at 11:11:48 pm
FURUNCLE is such a cute sounding word!!!!

I had a seb. cyst (now 'dormant' i guess) on my head that would yield just endless qualntities of wonderful, pungent, cheese-like material every week. It could actually stink up like a 5 foot radius around my person. FOUL CITY.

youtube videos pls

i can't fucking believe that nobody has stated the obvious yet.

BARFFF.

Soaketh thy noggin in ye salts of Epsom!

i liked 'no country for old men' better

I think I've had a few of these in my ear over the years, but not this bad.

ha, dig the eno part of the soundtrack in that clip.
also, it reminded me of my wedding night.

Another Boil World

millicent friendly posted this on Feb 07th, 2010 at 10:02:34 pm
I know. It prompted me spending a half an hour last night looking through skin disorder images on the web. I'm a bit of an armchair dermatologist.

Bit of a skin buff are ya?

There is no odour. It seems as though it may be shrinking a bit. Still hurts somewhat.

rayna posted this on Feb 08th, 2010 at 02:26:53 am
i can't fucking believe that nobody has stated the obvious yet.

BARFFF.

Really.. it is a truly disgusting thing to create a thread about.
Even worse is reading and posting in this monstrosity.

Perhaps it is just a very large, puffy pimple.

I had a small seb cyst under my right ear mnay years ago.

My brother gets them a lot around his ears and neck.

i would think you should probably go to a doctor if you haven't yet

I might. I do have Expensive Health Insurance for the Best Health Care In The World.
However, I doubt if treating this minor ailment would reach my deductible of $7000 and I really don't want to spend a few hundred on something that's most likely going to heal soon on it's own, while providing MRMB members with an entertaining subject.

at least it's not in your butt, whatever it is.

ouch. $7000 deductible

First time I had a mystery bump, the lymph node on the right side of my neck was a bit swollen as well. Do you have anything like that, zom?

No.. no other symptoms at all. I feel fine actually. This is not a buboe.

Hey Zom, if you wanna save some cash I'll poke that thing with like a stick or some shit for $9.99. I mean, you have to provide me goggles in case ooze and puss and shit come flying out, but for real, $9.99.

BUBOE!!!!
Another adorable word!!!! WTF!!!! FTW!!!!

Zom: go to a free clinic, PLEASE. The idea of an unburst pus-bubble on your body is making me CRAZY.

For $9.99 I will allow you to suck the juices out.

Sucking out the juices actually moves you into the "shit that isn't fun anymore" payscale, which would come out to $339.70. Do I get a spittoon? THERE'S A DISCOUNT FOR THAT.

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every time I look at this thread title, I find myself involuntarily singing it to the melody of Loverboy's "This Could Be The Night"

Even odds it turns out to be a gummi bear.

Most of the sites I looked at recommended a warm compress treatment. the doctor had my brother eating yogurt.

Does it look like this?

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It might be infected.

It did bite my finger, but gave me no tongue.

Then it's probably fine.

Has it told you to "do stuff," yet? That's stage 3.

man, my pa had to lance a boil for master p one time years ago. when he did i heard some sweet cussing from 2 floors away. i simultaneously felt his pain/laughed like a lil bitch.

My neck is all lumpy. We are calling it my "lumpus" acting up.

It has ended. Last night it felt gelatinous, I placed a dollop of Neosporin™ on the offending object, covered it with a bandage. I woke up and all the horrible juices drained out leaving a flat, red area.

I can't believe you put up with it for so long. I would self-excavated a long time ago. I have a recurring one on my my ear from where I had it pierced a decade ago and every year or so it comes back and my earlobe starts to swell up like there is a marble in it so I slice it open. There is an almost sexual pleasure in draining that monster.

IT'S NOT LUMPUS

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I'm guessing that's some TV reference that I do not understand.

neosporin and band-aids are magical. even better are the band-aids that have the antibiotic ointment in them.
I'm glad it's over. now, back to studying this thing that has grown on my chin....

IT IS LUMPUS!