posted 02-05-2002 12:05 AM            

i suppose it's just a blocked sweat gland? or perhaps an blocked/enlarged lymph node?

i don't use deodorant everyday, and usually its not a problem, and they subside gradually (within a day or two) but today i used it, and now there's one that's ball-bearing size, and can actually be seen extending through the skin, bulging out (not *through* the actual skin surface... but just changing the shape of the skin slightly)

is this anything to worry about? i'm pretty sure it'll go away within a couple of days, but it's kind of strange for it to be so big, and it does kind of hurt a bit too.... is it an allergic reaction to the deodorant?

any help would be appreciated....

posted 02-05-2002 06:14 PM            

It is possible that you are allergic to deodorant, but the lack of any other allergic symptoms would probably not suggest this.

Yes, you do have lymph nodes in your axilla and these could have swollen in a response to some infection. They do hurt too - have you been feeling unwell at? You don't have to be really sick, just low grade fever, malaise, that kind of thing?

Also and this has happened to me. Do you shave under your arms? Sometimes you can 'nick' yourself with a shaver and it does not take a lot for this to become infected quickly and it is hellishly painful. That happened to me and I ended up in the ER having it lanced. Didn't mind though as I had a real dish of an ER doc, but what you have described sounds just like mine.

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you by this, but do get it check out by a doc, it could be something and nothing, but best to check hey?

Good luck. Hope this helps?

Take care