A Child's Swollen Arm

The recent minor surgery reminds me of another similar ailment when I was in primary 1. A tiny growth on one of my arms left unattended grew into a big lumpy mess with puss oozing out. As the pain intensified, my brother (who is 2 yrs older) told me that it would help if I use my body weight to press on the lump while I sleep. I stupidly did as I was told. The same night, the inflamation resulted in a fever, but I slept through the night after taking one tablet for fever. Somehow, the fever went away and the pain on my arm became less intensed the following day. Eventually, the swell disappeared and I was OK.