Painful lump on my armpit?

I have a lump on my armpit, about the size of a ping pong ball. It is very painful. When I squeeze a clear/yellowish liquid comes out. I have an appointment on the 28th with a doctor, but is there anything I can do until then to ease the pain?

Reply 1

ufo_01

10

Does it hurt when you lift your arm up?

Reply 2

purplesky

2

Sounds a bit like the plague :s-smilie:

But that is VERY unlikely lol and sounds more like a wound which has become infected, could be caused by shaving or something.

Reply 3

Escriba

If it weren't for the colour and the puss I'd say ingrown hairs were your problem.

Reply 4

Helenia

20

Is the skin over it red and does it feel hot? If so, I would go to a WIC/A&E to get it looked at professionally. I can't tell what it might be without seeing it though.

Reply 5

DubarryGroom

Try and put a poultice on it to draw out the puss? It's an old wives method, mix some grated soap and sugar (yes I know you're thinking what the ****) then put it in some gauze over the area, it will draw the yukky out, we use it on horses xx

Reply 6

sixthformer

Original post by Helenia

Is the skin over it red and does it feel hot? If so, I would go to a WIC/A&E to get it looked at professionally. I can't tell what it might be without seeing it though.

are you a docter?

Reply 7

HEJ92

12

Original post by KelsieyBoo

I have a lump on my armpit, about the size of a ping pong ball. It is very painful. When I squeeze a clear/yellowish liquid comes out. I have an appointment on the 28th with a doctor, but is there anything I can do until then to ease the pain?

Could it have been an ingrown hair?

My aunt got an ingrown hair in her groin and had a grape sized lump that has puss-like stuff seeping out of it, she had it removed and was fine once it had healed.

Reply 8

Helenia

20

Original post by sixthformer

are you a docter?

No, I'm a doctor ( :tongue:

), and I see similar things on a not-too-infrequent basis.

Reply 9

sixthformer

Original post by Helenia

No, I'm a doctor ( :tongue:

), and I see similar things on a not-too-infrequent basis.

hey, can i ask you for advise? in a few hours Doctor
Thanks
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as a person
do you change
can you be yourself
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Reply 10

Lizzzle

If it's in your armpit it might be a cyst caused by the glands, my little cousin gets them quite frequently in his armpit - dirty little boy.

Anyway to ease the pain he uses ice wrapped up, I don't know why I think it's more of a placebo effect if anything, but he doesn't complain.

Reply 11

Callipygian

2

sounds like an abcess, does the yellow stuff smell horrific?

Reply 12

xoxAngel_Kxox

21

Ping pong ball? Are you sure? That's a big lump! I'd go to a walk-in centre, to be honest with you.
It's probably just a little cut or an ingrown hair that's become infected.. but none of us are doctors so we can't really tell you.

Reply 13

Sometimes

Poor you,

I feel deeply sorry...

In furture just try to keep ur hygeine...wash ur armpits with warm water and soap....you really should have a shower daily to prevent this

I just had an op done last week to remove the white blood cells/debris which is also known as pus, but my armpits....but i wont say...and I had been experiencing similar symptons to urs....i think it is an abcess in ur armpit...its the folic hairs that cause the abcess....just remember to keep it clean as well as ur whole body....

Abcesses can come back so do be warned and always keep ur hygeine clean !

Reply 14

tbm

13

Original post by Sometimes

Poor you,

I feel deeply sorry...

In furture just try to keep ur hygeine...wash ur armpits with warm water and soap....you really should have a shower daily to prevent this

I just had an op done last week to remove the white blood cells/debris which is also known as pus, but my armpits....but i wont say...and I had been experiencing similar symptons to urs....i think it is an abcess in ur armpit...its the folic hairs that cause the abcess....just remember to keep it clean as well as ur whole body....

Abcesses can come back so do be warned and always keep ur hygeine clean !