Natrural (or non-surgical) remedies for Abscess
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
A friend has one under his eye, and while it will go naturally, some surgery is recommended to remove the blocked duct to prevent a recurrence. In his case, the last time we saw a bigger boil, it was called 'Susan' and had a record deal...
Ger
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A friend has one under his eye, and while it will go naturally, some surgery is recommended to remove the blocked duct to prevent a recurrence. In his case, the last time we saw a bigger boil, it was called 'Susan' and had a record deal...
Ger
At first I thought you meant Lara Flynn Boyle and was unpleasantly surprised when I Googled Susan Boyle. :((
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
Back when I had my own teeth, I had a few abscesses. Treatment was generally lancing (tastes foul! X| ), followed by a course of antibiotics. That seemed to be a medium-term cure. Medium-term as in fixed for a few years, then it came back (or was it a new one in the same place?) hth (commiserations anyway!) Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
Friend for starters you need to rinse good with hydrogen peroxide mixed with a little bit of water like every freakin hour. Make sure you're chock full of Vitamin C (the body can absorb 1000 mg Vitamin C every 4 hours before pissing it out). Drink tons of water. Other nutrients besides vit c: lysine, echinacea (or however the f^ck you spell it), zinc and olive leaf extract. This advice comes from someone who has lived as an independent contractor for 20 years without health insurance - I feel for you... Just remember (and I can't believe it's me that's saying this) that if you do happen to be one of us coders who is at least fortunate enough to be working right now and have a few bucks laying around, you might be well behooved to go ahead and plunk down the $200 or whatever to get a doc visit/antibiotics - cuz what you don't want is for that infection to travel down to your heart area ya know? OK enough seriousness for The Lounge already.
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
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At first I thought you meant Lara Flynn Boyle and was unpleasantly surprised when I Googled Susan Boyle. :((
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
My advice: do not under any circumstances follow the advice of anyone other than a registered medical practitioner.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
Will you guys get a decent health care system already? Asking such stuff in the lounge is like asking the boss' cousins newphews house-trained dog for programming advice.
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Will you guys get a decent health care system already? Asking such stuff in the lounge is like asking the boss' cousins newphews house-trained dog for programming advice.
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"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
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My advice: do not under any circumstances follow the advice of anyone other than a registered medical practitioner.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
Thank you Richard, but I am capable of distinguishing non-medical advice that could possibly be harmful from that which may be merely therapeutic. Using a string with a slamming door to extract the tooth and chewing garlic as a topical antibiotic are examples, respectively.
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Hey! I learned from that dog and he taught me how to not dangle a pointer
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
I'm sure dogs have pretty strong opinions about dangly parts.
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Will you guys get a decent health care system already? Asking such stuff in the lounge is like asking the boss' cousins newphews house-trained dog for programming advice.
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Will you guys get a decent health care system already?
The bleeding heart capitalists are scared. We actually have a pretty good system already, but most middle class people are so sold on the expensive protection offered by private medical aids that they must oppose any further taxation to improve the state system. However, when it comes to having a lower molar extracted, I also tend to be a bit fussy. And scared.
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
even if you could aspirate (drain) it yourself, with a sterile needle and syringe, you still really need a course of antibiotics dude ... 'g'
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even if you could aspirate (drain) it yourself, with a sterile needle and syringe, you still really need a course of antibiotics dude ... 'g'
I am on the last day of a 5 day course of 2 grams Augmentin twice daily, and the swelling has already reduced to less than half. Time to commence some probiotics though.
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I am on the last day of a 5 day course of 2 grams Augmentin twice daily, and the swelling has already reduced to less than half. Time to commence some probiotics though.
if (or as a maths prof wrote it 'iif' meaning if and only if) you could get a sterile needle (medium bore) and syringe, and find where to put it, you could drain it (yeah, I know, you asked for non-surical) .. your problems are, amongst other things, not introducing more infection - the mouth is full of it unfortunately rather than the hospital, how about a dentist ? 'g'
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if (or as a maths prof wrote it 'iif' meaning if and only if) you could get a sterile needle (medium bore) and syringe, and find where to put it, you could drain it (yeah, I know, you asked for non-surical) .. your problems are, amongst other things, not introducing more infection - the mouth is full of it unfortunately rather than the hospital, how about a dentist ? 'g'
In a few days my cash flow will have improved enough to visit a private dentist, which I look forward to doing. I f the Blob is going down I can afford a short wait.
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In a few days my cash flow will have improved enough to visit a private dentist, which I look forward to doing. I f the Blob is going down I can afford a short wait.
well, you can use oil of cloves (topical) for pain and/or panadeine - gargle with salt water or mouth-cleaner eg listerine as often as you can to reduce the nasties in your mouth 'g'
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well, you can use oil of cloves (topical) for pain and/or panadeine - gargle with salt water or mouth-cleaner eg listerine as often as you can to reduce the nasties in your mouth 'g'
Funny enough - except in the beginning, last week - the pain has been quite easy to manage. Slightly higher than recommended, but still safe doses of paracetamol and codeine every six hours seem quite effective. I'm going to hammer on the anti-bacteria front though, with mouthwashes and an extremely high garlic diet, plus saturation levels of vitamin C. I must say, after four days of minimum solids by mouth and the antibiotics I feel pretty damned healthy though. Thought I'd be a bit down.
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I have a large salivary gland (or tooth) abscess in my mouth. Yesterday morning it looked like I was growing a second head, but after some very pleasant seepage over the afternoon, I now have a merely swollen cheek. The GP's first option yesterday was to send me to a hospital for drainage, but as I have no medical aid (insurance), this would involve a lengthy wait in a queue at a dreaded 'government hospital', and possibly less than top treatment. Today the abscess is still very present, but I can't help believing it can be managed non-surgically from here on. Does anyone have any experience in this regard, or could maybe recommend some reading for me to pursue or more natural home treatment of this lump in my face please?
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