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Lump in my armpit.. *Very gross*
About 5 mins ago i got an itchy underarm so i scratched and it was still itchy so had a look at what was there and i noticed a scab so i picked it and then without thinking i squeezed it and all this yellowy gunk came out, there was ALOT of it! And now there is a lump about the size of a 10c peice there. Its very sore now and when i squeeze lots of fluid comes out..
Does anyone know what it could be, an ingrown hair? Should i get it checked out??
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Is the area red? Or does it feel warm?
If there is a lot of stuff coming out it is probably infected which will require some treatment so I would be going to the Dr.
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sounds like an infected cut from shaving or maybe an ingrown hair. stop squeezing - the fluid you are getting now will be plasma that is there to try and carry antibodies to heal and fight infection. the inflammation is pretty normal - again, part of the inflammatory response. leave it be for at least 12 hours, and see after that if it is better or worse/no change - then head to the doctors
it's quite possible it was just a big pimple under your arm from sweating and stuff - the size of it NOW is related to your body sending all the lymphatic fluid to help heal it now though
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could be a sebaceous cyst too. I often get them there and in my groin.
eta should have refreshed before I posted
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it might be something like that - i wouldn't panic about the size or what it is til you give it some time to settle after being attacked though.
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Yes it did look like cottage cheese
I will leave it be and if its not better ill see a doctor
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It could have been a sebaceous cyst from an ingrown hair. I'd get it looked at to be sure.
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Did the stuff that came out look like cottage cheese?
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If it's a sebaceous cyst, the sac has to be surgically removed or it will just fill up again and come back
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^^^ yeah that.
DH had one on his back for yeeeeeears - every now and again "popping it" it'd some back with vengance. then the day before we got married he went to the Dr 'parrintly it ended up on the wallso head to the GP and get them to have a look at is. they might give you AB's they did with DH
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Hahaha if it were me I would be picking it apart with a needle!
BUT DONT DO THAT
As others have said, leave it alone and get a DR to look at it if it gets worse, doesn't go away etc!
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Its why i havent told DP about it. He has ALWAYS wanted something like this so he could squeeze all the gunk out of it
Hahaha if it were me I would be picking it apart with a needle!
BUT DONT DO THAT
As others have said, leave it alone and get a DR to look at it if it gets worse, doesn't go away etc!
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ooh, the last one i had was just after coming back from holiday - it was huge and nasty - and the redness spread from my armpit half way to my elbow - it swelled up nasty bad like you explained, relieved some pressure, then left it for 48 hours before deciding if it needed seeing to - it's now pretty much gone so it's obviously heeling itselfIts why i havent told DP about it. He has ALWAYS wanted something like this so he could squeeze all the gunk out of it
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tehehehe i feel like the only person assuming it's nothing major and waiting it out! i am someone that is prone to swelling like that around any "injury" - it's part of how i heal - so i tend to not panic unless it doesn't heal itself in a day or two
the cottage cheesy thing is something i get every now and again - always in a different spot, so it's not like it is a cyst refilling - i got one checked and the quack said it was more like a pimple with a build up of gunk in it from my BO basher! so now i work on the principle of giving it a day to settle down before i start thinking it's anything more than a pimple in a bad place.
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