Found a lump in armpit

[winchesterfan]

I've discovered a lump in my armpit tonight.
It's hard, the size of a small pea and painful. I only realised it was there as my armpit felt achy as I lifted my arm.

Going to GP on Monday, hoping it's just a boil.

Don't know why I'm posting really, anyone else had similar and any advice?

[Getit]

I have one the same
My gp said its a cyst
Try not to worry

[LittleMissBossyBoots]

I had one and it turned out to be an infected sweat gland. Antibiotics sorted it out.

[WorraLiberty]

Oh I've had this twice OP.

It turned out to be swollen glands though. It freaked me out totally because it had never happened before and I was 46 years old.

It started with one 'pea' and ended up two days later with 3 of them. They disappeared in just under a week.

The GP said it can be caused by being run down, shaving your armpits or being allergic to something.

The second time it happened (months later), I made the connection to Right Guard deodorant as both times it had been on offer at the supermarket.

I've not used it since and had no more problems.

[heyhulahoop]

I get painful armpit lumps every now and again and yeah they're blocked glands, so it might be that!

[Finallyonboard]

I've been told that if a lump is painful, it's likely to be nothing too serious

[Spam88]

I used to get a lot of these when I was a teenager. Went to the Dr and she said they were swollen glands caused by being run down. Definitely go see your doctor though just to make sure!