TL;DR - a formerly benign cyst went haywire when my immune system ramped up to fight covid. Had it lanced, then I was allergic to the antibacterial infused bandaids I bought to cover it. I'm in hell.
Forbidden pop - looks like I came in contact with giant hogweed while clearing the garden (wound dressing to shade from uv and catch fluids when it pops as a learning from the other leg)
Well here it is, the VERY painful and bruised hole left behind after the top of my cholesteatoma broke off. ENT are sending me an appointment letter to get a fresh look