I've had that once before, and yes, it both freaked me out and hurt and was big, but it healed right up after I took care of it.
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Kathy A - Jul 17, 2010 5:14:59 am PDT #25840 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Strix - Jul 17, 2010 5:19:03 am PDT #25841 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Full length mirror and a small lamp. TOTES undignified.
I am so glad I am not the only one! Ew, ew, ew.
beekaytee - Jul 17, 2010 5:21:41 am PDT #25842 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Yep. I was fairly sure I had some flesh eating disease or cancer of the YAknow . Totally freaky and owwy.
Strix - Jul 17, 2010 5:28:09 am PDT #25843 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Heh. Yeppers. I was all OH DEAR GOD PUNANNY VOLCANO
askye - Jul 17, 2010 6:01:52 am PDT #25844 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Erin I had the same thing happen to me once, it was freaky and scary. It took awhile but I was able to get the hair out as well. It left a dark mark on my skin for awhile too.
I've also had a similar ingrown hair situation on my boob. Unfortunately I am cursed with hairs and when I pluck I tend to get minor ingrown hairs. But once it was really bad, the way you described except it turned out to be two hairs that had ingrown next to each other.
Kathy A - Jul 17, 2010 6:07:00 am PDT #25845 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
askye, I had one of those, too. It ended up being rather long and I had to use a hot compress to bring it out, but it healed up with no problem afterwards.
sj - Jul 17, 2010 6:09:15 am PDT #25846 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
askye, a little dab of astringent on the area helps as well.
DCJensen - Jul 17, 2010 6:10:02 am PDT #25847 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
So I'm taking a break before I dive into repairing my car, again. Exciting adventure again last night.
I will do a write up later, as I will be going to work after I put in an alternator.
erin_obscure - Jul 17, 2010 6:23:33 am PDT #25848 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I get those ingrowns from time to time. It's like it's been growing and growing and growing for years and magically one day gets close enough to the surface that the immunue system goes into overdrive and tries to kill it ded. Which of course does not work, just gets really uncomfortable and messy, since the nice warm moist climate really makes everything blow up. Keep it as clean as possible for a day or two, and no need to worry about scarring in that location! If it is still hurting in cuple days, might be time to see a dermatologist. Just in case, ya know.
The best prevention for ingrown hairs is exfoliation....but there's some places that just do not cry out for a loofah.
Heh, i'm imaginging lots of mirrors and lamps. Gotta be frustrating to not have good access. I guess DH isn't really into amateur dermatology?
Strix - Jul 17, 2010 6:28:36 am PDT #25849 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I told him about it, because I am in some pain, but no. He's not looking at that! I would like him to want to have sex with me again at some point.
And anyway, I am much better than he at minor medical stuff. He wouldn't have been able to do what was necessary. It hurt, but I have a pretty high pain threshold and a grossness threshold. I still feel kinda queasy and shaky, though. He about fainted when I took his finger stitches out, so it is on me to be all ARGH PIONEER WOMAN.