painful recurring face infection (boil)

[Jeeperz]

HELP!
For the past two years I have been getting painful recurring face infection (boil)  on different parts of my face (my chin, above eye, on rim of ear, on skin just in front of earlobe... anywhere.

I feel one coming on and I call in a perscription for Dicloxacillin 500 mg and take 4 a day (28 pills).  It goes away and I am fine for 3 to 4 months and I get another one different place.  The Dr. at the clinic I go to says that I probably have an infection in my nose that is the cause of re-infecting ... I have swabbed a special antibiotic in my nose for a number if days to try to kill it (Dr. even had my husband do it to, just incase It was somehow from him).  That was about a year ago and I still get these things.  Early on I would go longer before I took antibiotics but it would grow very fast and very painful.  The first one I got had to be lanced by a surgeon because it was so big ... and I have never felt so much pain... I then took them VERY seriously from then on... I don't know what to do I want them to stop and I hate(!) taking so much antibiotics ... I know that is not good for you at all...
I go to a free clinic ... so there is just so much they can do... they give me refills of the Dicloxacillin and I take them every few months because I have to...
This is painful and scary...

Has anyone else had a problem like this???

[mravi]

Please I need help my face have a big b
Back mark it taken my whole cheek and I am trying to let it fade away please help me it like a big burn

[Flayankee]

Having this now been on bactrim 5 days have a nasty boil that recurrs on chin next to lip which is huge festering mess this is the third outbreak in 15 years the last two only 3 years apart i use clearasil on my face and chin as a preventative measure and it has been very effective but no cure have been afraid to shave for years. I now am on bactroban cream in nostrils and face to try to eliminate a possible(likely) staph colonization I am extremely tired of always being afraid of any small scrape or pimple in that area because every time it blows up into this nasty staph I am hoping this helps or works the antibiotic is causing some weird side effects too so really want to be done hoping the nasal antibiotic therapy works. I hope all of you find the answers it has been a long road for me thanks for all your input it is great to not feel crazy like when er nurses say its just a cold sore and the next day my face is in ruins good luck to all yall    God bless

[anyalouise75]

Hi everyone

yikes it sounds awful. I feel so sorry for you all. I had the same but I noticed a pattern as to when they occurred. I was allergic to nickel. If ever any came in contact with my skin for more than a few days then I would have boils start to appear on my face ( the nickel could obviously touch my body anywhere)

So don't just think antibiotics as I read up and saw nickel allergy could do this. The only time now it happens is if I change jewellery and there is some hidden Nickel.

[Godfriend]

Thank you

[hopefulme]

Hi. I got this as an adult in my 30s. It began to spread from face to back, shoulders, neck, - i was miserable, tried everything.my dermatologist put me on Accutane.
It worked.
One can't get pregnant on it too dangerous for the baby. Tetrogenic. I believe my diagnosis was something like cystic deep acne or nodular acne,  but not quite that name, Dont remember.
Anyway it worked.
Its been years since I had the problem.
Kim

[Biabeea]

Try looking up Hidradenitis Suppurativa.. going on 9 years same constant bumps and not once has this been mentioned all I hear is -- well the culture is clear but here's antibiotics- - recently had a surgery for one inside my breast, 6 straight months of antibiotics.. and YEA you guessed it already back again. I just so happened on this when trying to figure it out myself. Good luck