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Am I delusional, or is there a bulge under my armpit?

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apter · 22/12/2023 15:02

It's the left armpit, nothing seems solid to me. But it seems bigger to me than my right armpit. I never paid attention to the appearance of my armpit before, so I don't remember well what it would be like if it were normal? I'm confused

Am I delusional, or is there a bulge under my armpit?
Am I delusional, or is there a bulge under my armpit?
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SallyWD · 22/12/2023 15:07

I see what you mean but it could just be the flesh sagging a bit. If you can't feel anything, that's a good sign. I'd keep an eye on it. My son had a lump under his armpit that grew quickly. It was a cyst. The doctor said it was a good sign it was mobile (bear that in mind if you do feel a lump)

Rocksonabeach · 22/12/2023 15:08

I would make an immediate appointment with your GP to get it looked at an examined. Why would you not? Your GP can compare both sides and feel the bulge - we can’t

Bearpawk · 22/12/2023 15:09

If you can't feel a lump then it's just the skin sagging.

apter · 22/12/2023 15:12

@SallyWD yea, I touched it more than once, and I turned to the side of the mirror to check if there was something swollen or there was something like a pimple, but I did not feel anything. I don't see anything when I turn to the side of the mirror, it looks very normal. But when I put my shoulder down, I see sagging flesh.
My weight is 57 kilograms.

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apter · 22/12/2023 15:15

@Rocksonabeach I don't know how many times I went to the GP in the past 5 months. I always end up being diagnosed with things that are not serious. So I want to make sure this time before going to a doctor.

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Combusting · 22/12/2023 15:17

apter · 22/12/2023 15:15

@Rocksonabeach I don't know how many times I went to the GP in the past 5 months. I always end up being diagnosed with things that are not serious. So I want to make sure this time before going to a doctor.

I see. Do you have health anxiety?

apter · 22/12/2023 15:18

@Bearpawk I thought I would keep an eye on it for a while, thinking about rubbing it in olive oil

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apter · 22/12/2023 15:19

@Combusting Yes, I think I have. I am very afraid of cancer!!

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Combusting · 22/12/2023 15:21

apter · 22/12/2023 15:19

@Combusting Yes, I think I have. I am very afraid of cancer!!

In which case I truly do not know what to say.

Any reassurance me, PP or a GP provides you will act like petrol on the fire that is health anxiety. This is because it thrives and lives and survives purely on this thing called “reassurance seeking”.

Combusting · 22/12/2023 15:22

Your post on this forum is one of the very important petal of this vicious flower.

It’s precisely because nobody can 100% say what X thing is - or is not - that this cycle will sustain itself

(unless you address it).

Am I delusional, or is there a bulge under my armpit?
margegunderson · 22/12/2023 15:23

apter · 22/12/2023 15:18

@Bearpawk I thought I would keep an eye on it for a while, thinking about rubbing it in olive oil

Olive oil? Why? Just ignore it unless it changes a lot

Mumoftwo1312 · 22/12/2023 15:25

Are you breastfeeding atm or stopped recently, it could just be some milk engorgement- I get it there, there's a specific name for the milk gland in that spot

Edit as I looked it up - it's called (implausibly) the Tail of Spence

apter · 22/12/2023 15:25

@Combusting I don't know how I got into this anxiety!!
My mother tells me that since I am still 26 years old, I will not get sick so quickly. A week ago, I decided to stop searching for information on the Internet. It seems that this will eliminate my health anxiety, but I do not deny that I am still afraid.

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apter · 22/12/2023 15:28

@Mumoftwo1312 I am not married, I have no children.
But I don't exercise regularly. I recently gained 58 kilograms (I was 56 last 3 months). Is it possible that this affects my armpits?

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Mumoftwo1312 · 22/12/2023 15:30

apter · 22/12/2023 15:28

@Mumoftwo1312 I am not married, I have no children.
But I don't exercise regularly. I recently gained 58 kilograms (I was 56 last 3 months). Is it possible that this affects my armpits?

I'm no help if it isn't breastfeeding related! I'm not sure I can see anything in the picture but you could see your gp just for peace of mind

Shouldershoulder · 22/12/2023 15:38

It looks like a normal arm pit to me . I can make all sorts of lumps and bumps appear on my body depending on how I position myself.

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