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Re: cysts/boils in the armpit?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:11:21 -0600 (CST)
don't worry, i'm not grossed out. i was debating last night popping one
of them with a pin. the only thing keeping me from it is, i have been
sick... what if they are swollen glands? that might not be a good idea.
they do seem to be in the skin though, not rolling around under the skin
like the swollen glands in my neck (from being sick...). the one that
did come to a head only burst a little when i popped it, so it's still
there tormenting me. one good thing, the smallest of the three is a lot
smaller today, so i guess at least that one isn't cancer for sure! i
hope...
the doc appointment isn't to see about this, i just figured since i was
going in, i'd ask. with any luck she'll say they are just boils and to
do the hot compress thing, like you said.
At Mon, 18 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>They are normal, but I don't know how much they have to do with PCOS. My
>mom had them and she didn't have pcos - although she is insulin
>resistant. I think if you do a search for boils (and underarm or
>armpit)you will get more info. The only thing that ever gets rid of
>them for me is putting hot wash cloths on them for several days and them
>popping the heck out of them. Sounds awful and hurts unimaginably, but
>if I don't do it they NEVER go away. (had one for almost a year!
>EEEECK!) Sometimes I poke them with a needle so that they are easier to
>squeeze. Sorry if this is too gross, but the darn things bother me so
>much when I get them that I want to help anyone possible from my
>experience. Seems like they come only once or twice a year (thank God!)
>so perhaps yours are just due to your environment or horomones and you
>won't get too many more. From my research I read that dr.'s can
>actually lance them, but that it's pretty painful and they have to be
>pretty bad. Other than that I don't know if dr.s can do much to help.
>But they are common and are normal and if you want to find out more the
>info is readily available online with a search on boils. (that's where
>I read about the hot washcloth thing.) Well, best of luck, and don't
>worry too much...I was sure I had a tumor or swollen lymphs the first
>time I found one.!
>
>t Sun, 17 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>one night last week i discovered these bumps in my armpit... they feel
>>like boils, but so far only one has come to a head. they cropped up
>>very sudden like... i am not sure if they are boils, some sort of
>>cysts, cancer, or what! anyone else have anything like this? there are
>>three of them.
>>
>>going to see a doctor next week, just wondering in the meantime if
>>anyone else has had this.
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