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Been getting lumps in my armpits recently. Is this normal?

I'm fourteen. A few months ago I had gotten a lump in my right armpit. It was hard, from what I remember. I don't think that I did anything about it (sorry, my memory isn't the best so I'll try my best for details) and it went away after a while. Then another one came back in the same armpit. This one grew big and I only became aware of it when it began to hurt whenever I moved my arm. It was hard as well. I told my parents and they took me to the urgent care to get me checked out. It was nothing serious, just an infected gland and I was given some antibiotics to fight it off. I was suppose to take the antibiotics four times a day. But I'm depressed and lazy, so I couldn't bring myself to always take four a day. I eventually finished the antibiotics and the lump had gone down for sure, but was still present. The next day it was suddenly very soft, painful, and squishy. I felt like I could pop it, but I didn't bother it and let it be. Maybe it could have been a new lump? I don't know but it is now hard as my other lump had been. It is small, almost insignificant, but definitely there and has been for weeks. Occasionally I get pains from that location, as before. I can't help touching it everyday and freaking out. What's going on?
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363281 tn?1643235611
Hello~Whatever was causing the one the doctor put you on antibiotics for is probably back. Sadly, you need to see the doctor again and this time, take the entire prescription as prescribed.
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Hidradenitis. It's a condition that some women get. It usually doesn't cause problems besides being uncomfortable.
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