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Okay so i had a spot under my armpit.

tried to squeeze only got a bit of pus out, now its a big (the size of a pea times 3 lol) hard lump that really realy hurts, like my whole armpit aches. any advice on what it could be?

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Cali87 offline Verified User (3 months) Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (2 minutes after post)

could be anything from an ingrown hair to cancer, you should probably go to a doctor or something. :(

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Cali87 offline Verified User (3 months) Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

sory not trying to freak you out by the way just get it checked out cause its better to be safe than sorry

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An Unknown Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

Most likely an ingrown hair… alternately it could be now a cyst… those suck! Still either way, go see a doctor because it’s not going to just go away on its own…

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2 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

Thanks people :)

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~Shie~ offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 139 #
Gloversville, NY, US | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (21 minutes after post)

could be a boil as well.. those hurt like a mother… even with this… a dr is the right choice.. because a boil is not a good thing because of the pain and pus inside of it…

apply a warm moist cloth to it.. it will help bring it to a head if it is a boil..

however, not knowing if you are female or male… breast cancer can cause lumps under the armpit as well as that is part of the breast…

get to the dr though..

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An Unknown Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (42 minutes after post)

OK - I had to have surgery under my arm last week - and it started just like you have described. Had I taken myself to the doctor the minute it started getting bigger they would have given me antibiotics and it would have been very possibly fixed. Dont leave this a day longer - seriously. It is very easily fixed but the easiest way of fixing it gets harder the longer you leave it. I promise you - it is most likely a reaction to a deodorant or shaving etc,. - the one thing I can tell you is that if your arm is aching - it wont get better on it’s own. So get your backside down the doctors - this is fixable - and from experience (very recent experience) I can tell you that it’s really worth sorting this out before it gets worse. - Regards Mas

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Mas 1st offline Verified User (8 months, 2 weeks) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 565 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 4 weeks ago (1 day, 16 hours after post)

Just checking to see how your arm is? - Mas

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2 months, 3 weeks ago (4 days after post)

Hey Mas, thanks for checking up, i went to the doctors today ( on my birthday lol :() and it was an infected boil … nice! so i had anti biotics prescribed, i have to take them four times a day… thanku for ur help and advice :D im glad i went to the doctors!

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