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    Very small sore on the most tender of the soft tissue where you contact the saddle. It's smaller than a pea in size and gets red/swollen after riding, even with using chamois cream, etc. It was caused by the wide cutout on the Selle Italia Diva and even though I've removed that saddle and switched to another one that I rode successfully for thousands of miles I can't really get past this sore spot and back to normal. One week I didn't ride for 5 days in a row, but even though it appeared to be "gone" it came back when I rode again. I know if I could get it healed it probably wouldn't come back if I just use the original saddle I had success with.
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    That stinks Sounds like a saddle sore/cyst. I recall some people have had to have injections to help them heal (cortisone). I seem to recall someone had some success with a blister bandage? Might be worth a try.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blueberry View Post
    That stinks Sounds like a saddle sore/cyst. I recall some people have had to have injections to help them heal (cortisone). I seem to recall someone had some success with a blister bandage? Might be worth a try.
    Ummm. This is no place upon which you can put a bandage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deskrider View Post
    Ummm. This is no place upon which you can put a bandage.
    That's kinda what I thought when someone said they tried it before. Awkward to say the least. Do you have a doc you can call? I'd be hesitant to use cortisone cream there without a doc's approval - but it might help.
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    I'm curious what others will say as well. I do recall reading posts of people who went to a doctor for help, but don't remember the specifics. I was beginning to wonder if I should go to a doctor for a recurring sore I had in probably about the same spot as you, but I seemed to figure out a way to "manage" it. If I recall correctly, I used Desitin before a ride (particularly long rides). Then I'd put Chamoise Buttr over that. My friend started doing the same as she started getting saddle sores as well. We jokingly called it our "layers". "Oo! I gotta put on my layers before we ride!". And then when I'd come home I'd put on Neosporin after my shower. Maybe again at bed time if it was really bothering me, but I think I rarely felt the need to with the other "layers" I typically did.

    I think when my "sore" was particularly bothering me I'd actually put on Neosporin before the Desitin and Chamoise Buttr . . . so three layers.

    This regimen changed depending on how much I was riding and if that sore was causing any problems, but for the most part, that seemed to help a lot. It did seem, however, that it would never completely go away forever if I didn't do anything else, which is why I considered going to a doctor a few times.

    I have since had to take about a year off of anything more than 30 minute rides due to health. I am now slowly amping up my ride time, but haven't noticed that specific sore coming back yet. Fingers are crossed! I'm sure you don't want to take a year off, cause quite frankly . . . that SUCKS! I'm SO glad I'm riding again.

    So, you might try my "layers" method to at least manage it and maybe it will actually help heal it as well. If that doesn't work, you might want to consult a doctor. I'm curious what others will say.
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    neosporin applied diligently. And take a week off the saddle.
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    Just make sure you're not allergic to neosporin first...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
    Or the doc prescribed something appropriate. I'd try that before using neosporin. Especially the ointment.
    This. I was prescribed something specific. The doc who prescribed was a cyclist himself; knew exactly what I was dealing with. Said to NOT use neosporin, ever, that it is very irritating (lots of people are apparently allergic to it.)
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    I've had best results with Desitin.
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    I had a cyst that responded to heating with a hot water bottle. Every evening for 10-20 minutes. Took a while, but went away without surgery.
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    I'm prone to a saddle sore in one specific area. I've noticed that if I apply neosporin or bag balm after I ride that I don't develop a saddle sore, even with higher mileage rides.
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    For blind large "boils" I use Magnesium sulfate-glyerol paste on a small piece of guaze taped to the spot to draw the infection out. Also pawpaw ointment (Lucas is one brand) which is great for chaffing, cuts, boils etc. I have a jar of it and after my shower I smear it on. It's also good for babies nappy rash.

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    I had a similar saddle sore. It would go away between rides but then pop back up after a ride. My doctor prescribed an anti-bacterial cream, which helped immensely and I thought it had gone. Then after a particularly long ride, it popped back up again. Then the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics and the problem appears to be gone forever.

    So, if I were you I'd talk to my doctor and get it fixed once and for all.

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    Epsom Salt and Baking Soda hot water baths for 20-30 minutes.
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    Hot Epsom salts bath. Then a combination of tea tree oil and Rosemary essential oil applied daily right after the bath. This worked for the one small sore that just would not go away. One week, and it was gone and it has not returned. Rosemary oil is antiseptic, and tea tree oil is antibacterial and a disinfectant.

    Of course, make sure you are not allergic before using.
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