I have a bump on my armpit...HELP?!
Question: I have a bump on my armpit!.!.!.HELP!?
I'm 13 years old!.
and i've been shaving my armpits for about 2 years now!.
I wear alot of deodorant because im a heavy sweater sometimes,
But i have one bump about the size of a M&M on my armpit,
and then 2 little ones!.
now my other armpit is starting to get sore, but there isnt a bump!.
I've been reading some of other peoples questions about it, and people were saying it could be breast cancer! :| So now i'm sorta REALLY freaking out!.!.
Someone wanna help me!.!.
and I've already had the ingrown hair thingy!.
and i now how and what that looks like and this doesnt feel like it!.
when i felt the bump (i dont care if you think its gross I wanted to see if it was hard just incase)
It wasn't hard it was squishy and it caused me a great deal of pain!.
I dont know if its from me shaving , wearing to much deodorant!.
for my everyday deodorant I use a normal kind of deodorant (non gel)
but whenever I have gym at school I use a different kind Adidas Ladys!.
Now I don't know if that would have to do with it but im just saying things i think would help!.!.
Im going to ask my mom in the morning to look at it
I haven't shaved for about 3 days, I know its gross but i don't want to irritate whatever it is!.
please help!.
thank you very much!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
and i've been shaving my armpits for about 2 years now!.
I wear alot of deodorant because im a heavy sweater sometimes,
But i have one bump about the size of a M&M on my armpit,
and then 2 little ones!.
now my other armpit is starting to get sore, but there isnt a bump!.
I've been reading some of other peoples questions about it, and people were saying it could be breast cancer! :| So now i'm sorta REALLY freaking out!.!.
Someone wanna help me!.!.
and I've already had the ingrown hair thingy!.
and i now how and what that looks like and this doesnt feel like it!.
when i felt the bump (i dont care if you think its gross I wanted to see if it was hard just incase)
It wasn't hard it was squishy and it caused me a great deal of pain!.
I dont know if its from me shaving , wearing to much deodorant!.
for my everyday deodorant I use a normal kind of deodorant (non gel)
but whenever I have gym at school I use a different kind Adidas Ladys!.
Now I don't know if that would have to do with it but im just saying things i think would help!.!.
Im going to ask my mom in the morning to look at it
I haven't shaved for about 3 days, I know its gross but i don't want to irritate whatever it is!.
please help!.
thank you very much!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Try scrubbing your armpits really well with a loofa or a scrub brush when you bathe!. Second, maybe try a different kind of deodorant!. You may be allergic to what you are using!.
If the bump doesn't hurt alot, I could be a cyst, which is a pocket of semi solid matter which collects in the skin!. When squeezed, the stuff that comes out is white and stringy, not like pus!. They often get big like that, but they don't usually hurt alot!.
If it hurts alot, may be an ingrown hair or the beginnings of a boil, which is a pus filled infected bump which can get really big and feverish to the touch!. They usually hurt like hell!. In time, they will bust and drain on their own!.
If they don't go away within a week or so, go to the doctor!. We have lymph nodes in our armpits that can swell, which may be an indicator of some serious illness!. But, don't worry kiddo, it's probably something like a deodorant allergy or an infected razor bump or an ingrown hair!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If the bump doesn't hurt alot, I could be a cyst, which is a pocket of semi solid matter which collects in the skin!. When squeezed, the stuff that comes out is white and stringy, not like pus!. They often get big like that, but they don't usually hurt alot!.
If it hurts alot, may be an ingrown hair or the beginnings of a boil, which is a pus filled infected bump which can get really big and feverish to the touch!. They usually hurt like hell!. In time, they will bust and drain on their own!.
If they don't go away within a week or so, go to the doctor!. We have lymph nodes in our armpits that can swell, which may be an indicator of some serious illness!. But, don't worry kiddo, it's probably something like a deodorant allergy or an infected razor bump or an ingrown hair!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Nah, it ain't cancer!. Just irritated!.
If you think it might be ingrown and irritated from that, then try soaking it in a hot bath or rubbing it gently in circles with a hot damp cloth!.
Maybe in the future look to changing to a deodarant that's more natural (such as Tom's of Maine brand) or even just Baby or Ammon's Powder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you think it might be ingrown and irritated from that, then try soaking it in a hot bath or rubbing it gently in circles with a hot damp cloth!.
Maybe in the future look to changing to a deodarant that's more natural (such as Tom's of Maine brand) or even just Baby or Ammon's Powder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Just get a dr!. to check you out and be sure just exactly what it is or is not!. then you won't be worried, when you find out it something simple!. Just don't wait around and let yourself imagine a million things!. Make that appt!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's not cancer so relax!. Good chance it's a blocked sweat gland!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Those sound like boils not cancer and they come from shaving your armpits and (possibly) the deodorant!. Stop shaving your armpits for two weeks, use warm compresses to reduce the swelling 2 to 3 times daily for a couple of days and use a milder not strong deodorant!. If no improvement in 1-2 weeks see a dermatologist who may give you antibiotics and also prescribe you special deodorants for your condition!. Sometimes your chronic sweating can be treated by the doctor with Botox injections to the armpits to cure the condition!. Sometimes young girls also get swollen lymph nodes in armpits or groins not related to cancer!. Anyway, have your doctor check you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com