lithium
02-28-2003, 05:57 AM
I have been getting lumps in my armpits that are pretty tender and painful. It is only in one armpit at a time though, they just alternate sides. They go for awhile, then come back for a few days. I have heard of people having breast cancer and having the lumps actually near the armpits. Any advice or opinions? I just didn't think breast cancer lumps would come and go like this. And for those that might tell me to go to the Dr. and get it checked out, I have. My Dr. just said "Well Umm, Hmm. I don't know what it is. Come back another time when it occurs." So that was obviously no help at all. I even asked him what probable causes were for the lumps appearing and he said "I don't know. I couldn't say at this point." :( I'd go see a new, an better Dr if I could, but I really can't afford it. I figured I'd just see if this had happened to anybody else and if it was something to worry about or not before I jumped to any conclusions. So any advice or input at all would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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delrae4753
03-01-2003, 01:01 AM
I get the bumps occasionally the are cause by ingrown hair folicles and yes they are painful my dr says to use hot compresses on them and they will drain
CARE3
03-05-2003, 03:31 PM
I have had a lump come and go in one armpit that was pretty sore a few years back and I was told it was just an swollen gland but having a dr tell you what it is for sure would probably make you feel better.
winged phantom
03-07-2003, 10:20 AM
I developed fatty lumps in both arm pits, but there was a time when they sort of came and went over a period of weeks and months. At first they were a bit sore, but not now.
But DO NOT take my word for it; go get it checked out. Your doctor may request a diagnostic mammogram with ultrasound (imaginis has a good description, if you do a search for diagnostic mammogram). There could be many other reasons you could have lumps in your arm pits (you can do a search for that, too), and your doctor is equipped with the knowledge and the ability to order the tests to figure it all out.
Good luck; I hope it's really "nothing", and then you can relax.
wr
But DO NOT take my word for it; go get it checked out. Your doctor may request a diagnostic mammogram with ultrasound (imaginis has a good description, if you do a search for diagnostic mammogram). There could be many other reasons you could have lumps in your arm pits (you can do a search for that, too), and your doctor is equipped with the knowledge and the ability to order the tests to figure it all out.
Good luck; I hope it's really "nothing", and then you can relax.
wr