Comments on: Old School Abscess

By: jum1801

jum1801 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:17:16 +0000

There must be something almost hardwired in many humans. Instead of being grossed out, as so many “civilians” would be at, say, a hip replacement, there is for so many people a fascination with seeing an I&D of abscesses/boils/furuncules/ingrown hairs, etc. There is a very real sense of relief and well-being which I think comes form our innate understanding that the poison must be expelled.

There’s even a website dedicated to zit splurches, boil bursts and the like: popthatzit.com. It’s a labor of love, not a money-making venture. And there are a surprising number of people who view it.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:34:24 +0000

Oh this is a nice little gem of a site.

By: crisitunity

crisitunity — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:47:40 +0000

monroe, I’m not a doctor either, but I think you should go see a doctor. Not dying is worth a payment plan.

By: monroe

monroe — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:28:03 +0000

wow you all should have been there to see my abcess explode, it was literally pouring out of the hole continuously like warm nastly smelling brown water running out of a faucet, and it went for a good 5 mins or so, there was way more than a couple cc’s in there, I would say there was at least 3/4 to a whole cup of shit that came out of it, now I am really worried about it tho because now since then after I uncovered it once and a clearish/reddish/pinkish bloody plasma did the same thing and just started shooting out,it looked like a cut open artery or something, I am scared that its going to kill me any tips??? I am clearly not a doctor, and I have no money to see a doctor, what should I do to keep this from killing me???

By: jen

jen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:41:05 +0000

I’m an ER nurse…and am grossly obsessed with the classic abcess/boil. However, I prefer the analogy of a vanilla pudding pack exploding in a warm car!

By: monica

monica — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:59:49 +0000

Best post ever.

I have always wondered why such a revolting thing is always just soooo satisfying myself!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:15:12 +0000

True! Nothing better than a pus volcano, and it seems at most I only get a couple of cc’s at a time, even out of the good ones! As a side note, one of the great tragidies of my young life was being too chucky for parachute pants. You couldn’t hem the bigger size because of all the beautiful *sob* zippers!

By: rkomatireddy

rkomatireddy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:04:46 +0000

i usually make sure to put a 3rd year med student between me and the abscess so that he/she gets most of the flying pus in their face. It makes for a good laugh

By: dragonfly

dragonfly — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:12:52 +0000

Yum….(not)

By: ee

ee — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:42:18 +0000

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS