Another bout of razor-rash. About 5-6 marks, most of them slightly red, flush with the skin (not raised), and about the size of a ball point pen-head. There's one bump, however, that's giving me some concern. It think it may be an ingrown hair: I've had it for several weeks; it first appeared as a small whitehead. I tried popping it, thinking it was a pimple. It didn't pop, so I left it alone. It wasn't bothering me and I forgot about it. I shaved my pubic area again and noticed the bump was red and irritated. It was raised and still looked pimple-ish, but the head was no longer white, it was red. I tried a different tactic: two days in a row, I treated it with a hot compress for about a minute before I went to bed and it improved dramatically. The "swelling" went down and it too became almost flush with the skin around it. The redness was reduced as well. However, today at work I went to the bathroom to check on it and found a dried, clear layer of pus (or something like) covering it. I removed the dried layer gently and now the bump looks like a tiny red pin-prick. Is this the normal life cycle of an ingrown hair? Or a particularly bad razor bump? Any input welcome! Thanks!
Yes its so easy to do I have to admit it happens to us all at anytime.... I am glad you finally accepted the fact it wasnt anything but that.. And Hi Five for going to ur doc because thats were the real relief is they say what they think...
Updates: The razor rash has faded considerably after I 1) rubbed vitamin E oil around my groin area before bed, and 2) stopped worrying about it. I'll be keeping an eye on it to make sure it disappears completely over the next few days, but I'm no longer worried that it's anything more than razor-induced. Thanks for the encouragement.
After the trip to the gyno yesterday, my doc said everything looks fine. (I didn't mention the "lump," as that had gone away as well. Amazing what a little stress relief can do!) He drew blood and took a urine sample for testing and I'm now only awaiting those to come back. Overall, I'm feeling much better about the situation and realize I was letting my hypochondria get out of control.
Sometimes it can.. Keep the area clean and sometimes it just takes time for things like this to clear up..... Hang in there all is good...
Thanks so much for the swift response. So it's normal for razor rash to last 1.5 - 2 weeks? That's my major concern; I feel like they should've disappeared by now.