A member asked:

I had an abscess lanced 2 days ago near my groin area. it doesn't hurt much but it's still draining like crazy. i was told to remove the packing?

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Wound care: It's true that you don't want to leave packing in place for too long-it will start to smell and become really grungy, so it must be changed. If it's already been 2 days, it REALLY needs to be changed now, particularly if it's foul. I hope they gave you some gauze or something to replace the packing with. Otherwise I would call right away for proper wound management. You don't want to neglect it.

Answered 9/29/2020

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