I am a 42 year old single female diabetic, who was recently diagnosed (New Years Day in the ER) with having an infected boil in my right armpit. This "boil" is strange looking, stranger than others I have ever had. The ER doctor gave me Keflex, and anti-biotic and Vicodin for pain. My family doctor didn't want to see it but extended my medication and also gave me Diflucan for any yeast infections I may encounter during the course of my anti-biotic.
My question to all of you is this: There seems to be a rather painful red lump just below my boil. When my arm is straight up I push in on that lump and strange colored pus like gunk comes out of my hole. Is this lump my lymph node? It can get up to the size of a half a golf ball by evening, and it is painful to the touch. I told my doctor's office about it and he doesn't want to see me until all my anti-biotics are done.
Does anyone know anything about lymph nodes in armpits?
2007-01-06
07:09:59
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Lyndee
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I do use a hot water bottle too several times a day. I also use ice too for the swelling around my boil. There are other lumps nearby the boil that swell and make me feel like I have a football underneath my armpit. The pain is most severe in the evening hours. Feels like a hundred bees are stinging me in my armpit. Nothing pleasant about it.
2007-01-06
07:57:16 ·
update #1