HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!

[crocpot]

i have a lump under my right armpit it is slightly red and hurts a little when i lift my arm up or have it to my side. i am so exhausted with worrying. i lost six pounds in a week from   not eating i am so scared.....please help me. i feel like this is the end please help me.

[crocpot]

i am going to the doctors tomorrow

[crocpot]

thank you for commenting....i am going to a walk in clinic not sure what day yet but i am so scared the lump is still there although it doesnt hurt as much only when i touch it and yet that still isnt bad i amjust so so so scared. once i figure out a day to go to the doctors i will let u know and i will let you know what the doc says. :-(

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
One of the possibilities for such a sore is of a boil. Boils are caused by infection of the hair follicle by staph aureus. Hair follicles that are blocked by greasy creams, petroleum jelly, or similar products are more vulnerable to infection. Bacterial skin infections can be spread by shared cosmetics or washcloths, close human contact, or by contact with pus from a boil or carbuncle. Treatment includes antibiotics and do not touch or pick them up. You can however apply topical antibiotic creams like Neosporin or Bcatroban.

If the symptoms persist then get a swollen lymph node and a sebaceous cyst ruled out from a doctor.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.