Thanks guys, yes that is it KnitOrMiss! I've read many posts online about doctors not knowing what it is. I wish I would have known sooner but just glad to know now. 'Hipaclens' is a medical grade body wash that is supposed to help. I am picking some up and will let you know how it goes.

Hey guys! so sorry I haven't responded and thanks for sending me a message to check my post replies. I am sort of glad that others have this, not glad you have it because it sucks, but just glad there are friends to discuss with! KnitorMiss I am so sorry that sounds painful. So mine is on my very inner thigh and the last two times, I have used a heating pad compress for a few hours at a time to help it come to a head and then I have popped it. This is painful and gross and a little disturbing because it feels weird and just the shear amount of blood is gross and the squirting is un-nerving. I have started washing all affected areas with Hibiclens every time I shower now. I then apply a vitamin E and tea tree oil lotion to the affected and adjacent areas. This tended to stave off any infection or flare ups all month, but then when my progesterone and period hit, the boil filled back up again and became painful. So this time I did pop it and it really hurt and made a large opening that took many days to heal. So I then sprayed bactine and hydrogen peroxide on and put a large sterile bandage and wrapped my leg with 'no hurt' tape to hold in place. I then continued with bandage, tea tree and vitamin E and hydrogen peroxide for a few days until it healed and closed up. I can still feel it in there and I know it will come back next month. So next month I have a new plan which I hope will help aleviate the pain of popping it. It has to pop to heal and feel better, and the first time it popped when I wasn't expecting and I can't have that happen during a meeting or something. So I'd rather control it. So I went to the pharmacy and purchased a few sterile syringes. I plan to purchase a few sterile alcohol wipes and sterile plastic gloves and then use the syringe to try and pull the liquid out instead of having to pop it. If it doesn't work to syphen the liquid out, I will just use the syringe to lance it so it can drain. ps- after you lance or pop it, you will need to bandage as it will continue to drain for a few hours, which is good. I have also purchased one other Product for next month flare up called 'boil ease'. I am allergic to parabens so I have to be very careful what products I use and I heard this helps it come to a head. I hope my skin tolerates it as I have sensitive skin. So next month I plan to apply this before I use the syringe to see what happens and if it helps. For now it is in 'remission' until next month. I can feel it there, but it doesn't hurt. So I use hibiclens evertime I shower and Tea tree and vitamin E lotion a couple times a day. The tea tree lotion feels so nice and smells really good. It is also good for scars and acne so I am using it on my stretch marks and any cuts I have too. The brand is DermaE. I have smaller flareups on mystomach and hips and thighs, but not too bad and I just treat those with the tea tree and vitamin E also. If they are large enough, I do usually pop them. The thing is that doctors all say don't pop them, but they are so painful and gross when they do pop that you have to control it. I think if I am very careful and clean and don't stab myself deep in the leg or anything, it should be fine. All the doctors say you should get them to lance it and scrape everything out. But I keep hearing it is very painful for that procedure and then they just come back anyway. So I think the answer is how to maintain.

Gosh this stuff is no joke. Well thank you both for discussing and sharing tips. I really hope you all feel better and find relief, although I know that is hard. It is nice to have support.

Hi guys, just wanted to offer an update. I have tried a few new things this month. first, I have been consistent in washing with hibiclens and using vitamin E and tea tree oil cream everyday. This has slowed the size of the issue this month. When it did start re-occuring I used boil ease for about 3 days and this reduced the pain significantly and also helped to control the size. Finally I purchased a new product called Ichthommol 20% oitment. It is also referred to as 'drawing salve' and it has worked wonders. There are a few different brands, CVS makes one and I bought mine on amazon prime. People say it smells very bad, but it isn't too bad. It actually doesn't draw anything out, it just thins the skin and allows the issue to come to a head and drain on its own. It also has natural anti-bacterial fighting properties including preventing staff infection which has eased my mind as I have been worried about getting an infection. So I got a new type of bandage which is a combination gauze and foam self adhesive bandage. It is bandaid brand and sticks well on all sizes so to avoid any leaks. It is on my inner thigh and it stays in place there. The soft foam bandage is nice as well. It does leave a bit of sticky residue when it comes off, but the glue doesn't cause any allergic reaction and I have very sensitive skin and I am allergic to parabens. So I put the Ichthommol cream on and then put the bandage on overnight in the morning I took it off and it looked like maybe it had drained. There wasn't any blood and no pain. I think it may have slowly drained or just reduced the infection. I'm not sure, but there is much less pressure and it feels like it usually does after a week or two of healing after I try and squeeze out the infection. There is no bruising or pain. After, I just rub more vitamin E and tea tree oil on it and let it just air out all day. I have done this two days in a row and it is a miracle. Anyway, just wanted to share. I am so glad I didn't have to resort to lancing with a needle, but I did go ahead and purchase all the stuff to do that safely if I had to.