I think I might be a bit jaded here. On Friday I saw the oncologist and he said my forehead is getting a rash from the Pembro and mentioned a OTC cream that would help. I also had two CT scans right before that appt and I dislike needles so I go hard with the Ativan. I barely remember visiting the doctor.
But I wanted to get that cream and I needed to confirm what it was. I knew it was OTC so I asked the internet since a bad answer wouldn’t kill me. I got confirmation of what I remember hearing. Great work internet.
But around seven months ago I had a lump on my neck that went from zero to OMFG in a few days. My sister freaked out and I called my radiologist and I emailed a pic to see what he thought. He saw me immediately (like hop in the car and come here right now) and sent me up for a CT scan to see what was going on in there. It was just a big cyst, I had just finished two months of neck radiation and he said “Not sure what is going on but that might have been us”.
Cyst popped a few days later. So much came out and it was like green, and bloody cottage cheese. And the smell is indescribable. My sister has a fetish for popping pimples. The cyst popped in stages and when stage “2” rolled around I was prepared and recorded videos of it. She did not like watching those videos and she loves gross.
https://i.imgur.com/YCq8YYS.png
And that is before it got big. In the end we are talking golf ball.
So yeah.. The internet can be good if you wonder if it is the flu. But for the real-deal call ask-a-nurse or your doctor.