Submitted by DumbedDownDinosaur t3_yr6hq8 in tifu
Yeah, just as a warning, this is pretty disgusting.
I was lying down on my bed and notice this MASSIVE pimple inside my belly button. I have no self control- I'm the kind of person who pulls scabs and pops pimples as soon as they appear.
This thing was... Large. I never had a pimple that large, but it looked ready to pop, so I pulled out needles, alcohol, and got to work.
I poked the "pimple" with a clean needle and got to work by squeezing it- of course, with my dirty nails.
First things first- the amount of puss AND THE SMELL. Oh my god. I did not think something like that could smell so bad.
I must have squeezed and poked and prodded with needles and alcohol-dipped earswabs (I KNOW THIS WAS VERY STUPID) for roughly 2 hours before puss stopped coming out. And even then, I'm uncertain I got it all out because the visibility inside my belly button is less than stellar. I mean- It's a HOLE INSIDE my "innie" belly button.
Now there's this... pencil-sized crater inside my belly button that hurts. I put gauze with alcohol on it and called it a day.
When I told one of my friends this, she called me an idiot and to see a doctor first thing in the morning before the crater I left gets infected.
It hurts a little, but beyond that it doesn't seem infected or anything- in retrospect poking it with my nails and cotton swabs was probably not the best idea.
I'm not even sure what I'll tell the doctor.
Wish me luck!
TL;DR: Saw big pimple inside my belly button- proceeded to stab it with needles and squeeze the entire thing. It was actually a cyst and I now have a crater that may or may not get infected.
Edit: Pic here: imgur.com/a/Aq8kEbe
Update 1: Woke up, having coffee, then headed to Dr because it looks like it's growing again. Gross.
Update 2: At the hospital about to be attended by a surgeon. Been waiting for hours. I've been given antibiotics as according to the Dr it looks mildly infected.
Update 3: Surgeon took a look and said that he wouldn't be removong the cyst until it regrows again, and until then I need to keep the area clean and tale my antibiotics.
I guess that's all.