5 days ago a tiny lump appeared on my leg. I assumed it was just a prainful little pimple so I popped it and went about my day. The next day I woke up to a red, raised, and irritated lump about as big as my palm. The following day, I woke up to the same thing except the redness was about the size of my hand and I could barely walk. I went to the doctor on the third day and he couldnt figure out what it was. He wasnt even able to drain it because the center was so hard. I went home and took my antibiotic, rested it, put heat on it, and elevated it and it felt great. Now Im on my third day with the antibiotic and the swelling under the skin is spreading and theres now a bruise in the middle of the swelling. It also popped open and had very little puss come out.
Hi ! Good morning. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. From your history it seems that you have got a boil with surrounding cellulitis over the area. If I were your doctor, I would advise you first for a blood sugar estimation to rule out any chances of Diabetes mellitus and treat it if positive to control the infection. If the swelling is increasing inspire of the antibiotic, and little amount of pus has shown itself up, there could be a deep-seated abscess which would need Chat Doctor.  Therefore, I would refer you to the ER of the nearest hospital or to a general surgeon, who would do what is necessary possibly under some kind of anesthesia. This would relieve your problem and the antibiotic would be able to act better on it after