lxpatterson

I just lanced a saddle sore that's been bugging me all weekend, and now im sitting on a tissue towel bc it wont stop draining. Is there any kind of steroid or antibacterial ointment that you have found good?

I tried a bit of cortisone and fucidin cream that i had lying around, but i dont think it's strong enough.

CharlieWoo

Go big or go home.

lxpatterson

that looks like a nipple.

Surferbruce

i had to go the docs and get a course of antibios for the nasty one i got (from a sellesmp compo****). there are ointments that draw out the fluid, i forget what they're called. they are basically bacterial infections.
don't mess around with them, they can leave bad scar tissue and be an issue for a long time.

DrPete 

DO NOT USE STEROID CREAM.

This is an abscess. It's going to drain. You want it to drain. In fact, if it's draining and it's still painful, it may be inadequately drained and doomed to recur.

There's no antibiotic or steroid cream in the world that will help if it's not adequately drained. See a doctor.

badfishgood

a butt nipple

lxpatterson

Oh ok. thanks! I didnt even think to go see an MD, but i guess it makes sense to ensure all the fluid is gone. This is the first time i've gotten such a painful saddle sore.

fosmith

i had a saddle sore that looked like the one in the pic. turned out to be MRSA...took over a YEAR to get over it!!! unbelieveable!! they would keep coming back and swell to the size of tennis balls under my skin. it was the most painful miserable thing i've ever been through... i still haven't gotten my fitness back after all of that.

MattyNJ

mrsa?

fosmith

antibiotic resistant staph infection. "Methyciliin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureas" comes out of nowhere. it made the news a while back because all of these basketball players and other athetes were getting it and dying from it when it got into their organs.

it is seriously f'd up

Geoff326

neosporin works great. might also want to consider taking some time off the saddle if it's that bad.

Carus47

oh god, oh god! You made me hungry

schnabler1

Um..... why are we posting pix of saddle sores again?

FlashUNC

Chamois cream does wonders to prevent this kind of stuff.

Az B

Soaking in Epsom salts will help it drain, sometimes without even lancing it.

How the heck did you lance it? I mean, that's a hard spot to reach...

Az

Pugsly

+1, along with changing out of your cycling shorts / bibs as soon as possible when done riding.

RT

Since no one's yet asked, how long did it take this little beauty to blossom? Was this after a double century, or over the period of a few weeks of consistent shorter but harder riding? Were you wearing the proper gear (bibs)?

I've done some long, hard rides and never came close to this.

lxpatterson

Well maybe "lance" lending the procedure more dignity than it deserves. I actually was picking at the lesion, while drinking a beer and checking my mail, until it started leaking fluid. There was no autoclave, surgical tools, or anything so civilized involved. Mine took about a week of extra mileage to emerge, and I would attribute it to wearing damp shorts around (after a ride) to do chores, sit around, whatever.

Booger

Rubbing alcohol. You don't want an infection.

enjoi07

oh my

re-cycler

seriously, wtf... disgusting

otismedina

Gosh, no need to spare the details.

Szczuldo

well theres your problem. The most I'm in my bibs after a ride is 15 minutes to make a shake, just because I don't want to soil a new set of underwear and don't want to wear an old set. On days when I'm out of bananas I get out of my bibs within 5 minutes.

plodderslusk

Shower before and after every longer ride + a good chamois cream has done the trick this season for me.

531Aussie

agree. Nothing works better than sitting in a tub of warm, very salty water. I've worked some minor miracles by soaking saddles sores in salt.

You usually only need 2 or 3 inches of water to cover your crotch