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5 days ago I went to the emergency room and had an abscess cut and drained. At that point I had a lump on the left side, right side, and directly in the center. It hurt to exist. I'm not certain if this was multiple different abscesses or just one huge one. The emergency room doctor made an incision directly in the midline, which I'm reading now is not exactly the best method. I'm still having drainage so today I set up a mirror and kind of took a look around. The lump on the right is gone as well as most of the center. But I noticed I still have a pretty good abscess on the left side which was the original problem. When I press on it gently a lot of pus is still coming out. For those of you that have had an incision and drainage is this typical 5 days later? I guess I just expected it to clear out by now. I don't know if it's a good idea to press on it or if I should just leave it alone.

I posted a couple days ago that I thought I might have a pilonidal cyst. I went to the doctor on Friday and she confirmed it and said she would put in a referral for a surgeon to look at it. She did nothing while I was there. At the time it only hurt when I was sitting and it was about the size of a marble beneath the skin. Fast forward 24 hours and I was in excruciating pain even if I was standing. Today it's even worse. Even though it's not really visible, when I feel around the lump appears to me at least double the size it was Friday or more. It's so far beneath the skin. I don't know if I should wait to hear from the surgeon this week or go to the emergency room or urgent care. Our urgent cares are staffed by new nurse practitioners. I'm not saying they aren't capable of helping but I've not had the best experiences there in the past. As far as the ER it's at least in 8 hour wait and I don't know how I could sit in the waiting room at this point. I just don't know what to do. I fell from a ladder 10 years ago and dislocated my tailbone and I'm telling you this is just as painful if not more than that was. Did any of you have a positive experience with urgent care or the ER?