Pimple-like Growth That Won't Go Away - Please Help!

[All Alone]

Hello. I chose this forum because I don't know where else to turn. I'm a heavy-set male (240 lbs, mid-twenties) and, occasionally, wind up with a pimple on my rear end. I've had one there now (in the same spot) for about six months and it won't go away, no matter what I do. It hurts some days and, other days, is barely there. There is some sort of mass beneath the skin directly under this "pimple". This mass fluxuates in size from day to day. The "pimple" face sometimes bleeds (a rather thin, possibly puss-mixed blood) - that's usually when the mass is at its smallest.

I have no medical insurance and no one close enough that I might ask about this. It's rather embarrassing and, more to the point, uncomfortable. I've tried applying a hot rag to the area which almost seems to make the mass (swelling?) go down.

This "thing" is confusing and very frustrating. Yesterday, I began entertaining ideas of numbing the area with ice and cutting it open - but I figured it'd be better to seek medical advice from those more knowledgable before I go X-acto-knifing my way into my butt flesh. Any help would be great appreciated. I'm at my wit's end with this thing. Thank you.

[Ihatethingslikethat]

That thing that you have is called a boil. It's basically a pimple that is really infected. I just had one on New Year's Eve this year. You will have to have it lanced. It hurts really bad but it worth it after it is all said and done!

[Igottaknow]

Ok, well you can guess by the user name I chose why I'm here.
Where you at in this process AA?

[nitro88]

As for insurance you should check quotes first at online insurance brokers for you to compare rates side by side with other insurance anyway its free, the site I went to is www.insurancepaylite.com.

[raggedsweater]

oh... and the another thing about the forum... there are people from all sorts of different places... some people might be from your city or town, so they will be helpful in sending you to the right place... and there are a good number of people on the forum with the same problem as you without insurance.

[raggedsweater]

Please go to http://www.pilonidal.org/Forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=1.

I had the same problem and found this discussion group very helpful.  The entire site is dedicated to pilonidal disease, which sounds like what you are experiencing.   We are a community of people who currently adjust our everyday lives to the problem, as well as a pretty active group of people who have questions about what the bump back there is all about.

My name is Reign on that forum.  Hope to see you there.

[grandmas_kids]

You know  20 yrs ago I had something like this and mine definately was a boil.I tried to self treat mine too and work at the same time and ended up going to the dr anyway,by that time I had 10 boils and very very very severe pain and I could hardly walk.The dr put antibiotic salve on it and gauze and told me not to touch these boils, that within 4-5 days these would pop and thats when they would be the most contaigious, and that I could cause them to spread by touching them ,and then touching other areas on my body and not washing my hands.Well I already had good hand washing techniques,but this made it even more so....lol.Oh I took showers daily and then reapplied the antibiotic ointment and gauze but other than that I left them alone totally.I also continued to work I worked as an aide midnights and it was very uncomfortable turning pts. and have one of them accidently hit the area where the boils were,(it caused instant unbearable pain)because mine were at the panty waistline crease, and it was hard to twist or bend too.After these popped I had instant ahhh relief and hope I never ever get another.My best advise to you is please see a dr now, and not wait like I did and suffer needlessly.