Lump under my armpit???

[JunkInMyTrunk]

Last night I noticed a small lump under one of my armpits. Didn't really think much of it but its still there today.
About the size of a raisin and is ssore and tender to the touch.
So before I start worrying for no reason, any ideas what it could be?

Could be an ingrowing hair.

could it be a pulled hair??? I get lumps sometimes a day or so after shaving and they can be very painful. Tend to go after a couple of days.

last shaved on sat evening. How long do they take to come up?

probably in growing hair from your shaving. i get them they go within a few days

They say that anything to worry about is usually painless.

Hello

Could be your glands trying to fight an infection.

I have had this a few times and once was so painful I could hardly raise my arm. there was a painful red lump and that was was the dic said.

it went away.

get it checked to put your mind at rest

x

sorry my doc... actually he can be a bit of a dic at times

Its not painful as such just tender so I think I'll leave it a couple of days and then go gp's if it hasn't gone down.
thanks everyone

I get these a lot - evey month or so.... and always under the right armpit, never the left...

First time I got one I panicked and rushed to the doc. (I have a history of breastlumps so immediately feared the worst...) He said it was a blocked lymph node, very common in women who shave their armpits.

They are not painful, just tender to touch.. Mine are always the size of a pea, sometimes a little larger, and are definately under the skin (as opposed to a spot which is in the skin iyswim)

They always go away within a week.

I have had ab's in the past, but it has not made them go away any quicker.

I used to really worry, but now I know it is just one of those odd things my body does...

it could be a boil. i get boils under my right armpit but never my left. they can be painful but mine are only tender. sometimes they come to a head and sometimes they just dissapear!