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A 46-year old asked:

I am going to have surgical abscess drainage need advice from someone experienced with this?

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A 41-year old asked:

Does abscess drainage cause a dry socket?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can abscess drainage create a risk to my kids?

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A 44-year old asked:

I am going to have surgical abscess drainage. What kind of pain and recovery?

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I am going to have surgical abscess drainage need advice about going to work?

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A 30-year old asked:

I had an incision and drainage of abscess two days ago. How do I clean my wound and keep it clean?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Had another abd abscess clean out and once again my packing gauze has a very prominent dark green with bright blue drainage, what could cause this?

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A 48-year old asked:

Are antibiotics usually prescribed after people have an incision and drainage for an abscess?

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A 46-year old asked:

Abscess drainage - how do you know when your little boil no longer needs the packing cotton strip?

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A 37-year old male asked:

How long does a skin abscess usually take to resolve on its own without drainage, and solely on antibiotics?

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A 24-year old female asked:

3 months post abscess drainage surgery: at the site of surgery in left gluteal region i started bleeding today. What should I do?

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A 41-year old asked:

Does some swelling remain after the drainage of dental abscess?

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A 37-year old asked:

After drainage of a dental abscess is there still some swelling for awhile?

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A 41-year old asked:

What if i swallowed drainage from an abscess tooth do I need to go to the emergency room?

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A female asked:

Is a drainage for an abscess expensive because I have one on my neck but I'm low on money...

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A 47-year old female asked:

I had a pelvic abscess drainage last year only to find out its back do I go for another operation?

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A 32-year old male asked:

I had a groin abscess that opened and drained on its own. Now no more drainage but still a hard lump.

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A 20-year old female asked:

I had a drainage done on the abscess under my arm pits . How long after do I have to keep a bandage on it ? How long does it take to heel ?

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A 37-year old female asked:

When does dental abscess become an emergency? In severe cases is incision, drainage, removal best done immediately or after a course of oral abx?

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A 24-year old male asked:

How long does it take a perianal abscess to drain? I had one opened last sunday and i'm still getting a fair amount of drainage on gauze pads today...

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A 23-year old female asked:

Had abscess & went to ER for incision&drainage today.Was told to come back in 2 days.In meantime, how many many times a day must i change d gauze pads?

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A 43-year old asked:

Bartholin abscess - treatment time with antibiotics vs drainage?

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A 36-year old asked:

I have a swelling after dental abscess drainage, what could it be?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can abscess drainage create a dry socket in your jaw?

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A 34-year old male asked:

I had peri-anal abscess surgery on12/3/15 it was fine until now I have a hard elongated tissue under the skin that's painful now. no drainage though?

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A 19-year old male asked:

If anal abscess erupts spontaneously, is it possible to have no drainage?Normal white cells, no fever. Spontaneous relief of pain(caused by foreign obj)

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A 42-year old asked:

Is low grade fever normal following incision and drainage of anorectal abscess?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Hii.. I just finish the anal fistula surgery. Now there is a tunnel between rectum and drainage of abscess. How to recovery the opening in rectum?

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A 43-year old asked:

Any suggestions for incision and drainage for abscessed tooth after a failed root canal?

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A 27-year old male asked:

18 years old female had a left breast abscess underwent drainage 1 yearr before now she got recurred again with similar symptoms ?

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