can it be a pimple or something elsee...help
2006-09-20 10:33:47 · 11 answers · asked by emurillo85 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You had better get it checked. It may be nothing like a boil or pimple, but it could be something else. Get it checked asap.
Your breast exam should catch a swollen lymph in your pit. Don't worry...you are doing it right.
2006-09-20 10:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by just browsin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be. Or a wart, or some sort of a fungal infection underneath your skin...How big exactly, and how does it feel underneath your finger? Is it bony feeling or fleshy? Your breast tissues extends to the crevice of your arm pit. Check to see if you see a head on it, like any other pimple. Give it a couple days to see if it changes.
If there is a history of reproductive cancers in your family, go see your doctor! If you do not, are relatively young (under 40), and have had normal PAP smears, you still might want to get it checked out.
Hope it really is just a pimple!
2006-09-20 10:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by everfair 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you're doing your breast exam correctly; including the armpit area. It may be a lymph node, but this is not something to wait on. It would be very wise to visit your doctor as so many before me have suggested.
2006-09-20 10:53:18 · answer #3 · answered by happywhereIam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "big bump on your arm pit" needs to be checked out by a doctor!!! Please make an appointment to see your doctor. It may be nothing, but be glad you are checking yourself monthly and you noticed this. Keep up the monthly self exams and when you find something like this, then get to a doctor.
Good Luck!!!
2006-09-20 10:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by LasVegasMomma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to have this checked out immediately. It sounds like a swollen lymph node. Lymph nodes swell for a million reasons: you have a cold, you have a sore throat, your teeth are hurting, and cancer.
If you saw the movie "Terms of Endearment" the cancer was first diagnosed by a lump on the arm pit.
2006-09-20 10:39:29 · answer #5 · answered by hawkthree 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes the sweat glands under your arms can get blocked or infected. I'm sure its scary, but its probably no big deal. Keep the area really clean and don't wear anything that is constricting. If it doesn't go away within a week, talk to a doctor.
2006-09-20 10:39:03 · answer #6 · answered by pag2809 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A big bump should definitly be seen by a doctor or if you have something like "ask a nurse" through you medical provider or insurance you can call them as well.
2006-09-20 10:49:46 · answer #7 · answered by sjoisanne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that area is also considerd part of the breast, i suggest going to a doc, its always better to be safe than sorry....if after three days its still there... make an appt
2006-09-20 10:36:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it be best if you have your doctor check that for you.. never know..it can be something more than a pimple
2006-09-20 10:35:31 · answer #9 · answered by Become a better person 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does a breast exam have to do w/ a bump on your armpit?
2006-09-20 10:35:47 · answer #10 · answered by Niki 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋