Painful, hard lumps in right armpit..!!!!

[Fatma87]

Hello, I'm 21 years old and about 4 days ago i started feeling some pain in my right armpit. After feeling it, there wasn't much to feel but over the past 4 days it has developed into 3 hard painful lumps under the skin, no discoloration, slightly larger in size than a pea, and increasing in size and pain everyday. Pain feels like a bruise. It's even hard for me to use my right arm to lift things or just lift my arm for that matter. i haven't had any other symptoms other than this. No fever or fatigue or rash or any other thing. And i've never had my lymph nodes swell before, not even during any severe infection. My medical history is boring, i've had chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) for the past two years but it's been fading away for the past 4 months, it's almost non-existent now. I'm very worried because my sister went through the same thing around 3 years ago, saw a doctor who prescribed antibiotics which did nothing. On the contrary, her lump grew to the point where it'd release a yellowish white discharge. She saw another doctor and had to undergo surgery. It was a simple procedure and she was perfectly fine after it but it still frightens me.
What could this mean? what tests would i probably need?

[rmb34]

i went through this, but about 30 times. i seriously got one after another. Go to the docotor, if it is an abcess, youll have to get it lanced. They numb you, then they go in there are get all the pus out, then they put packing into it so it can drain (its like a guaze material) and you have to go back to the docs to get it changed.

[Dennis MD]

Hi.
The painful lumps in your right armpit could be a beginning localized infection like an abscess.  There is a condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa where the infection commonly starts around hair follicles and sweat glands, resulting in multiple lumps and abscess formation.  Most commonly affected areas are the axilla and inguinal areas.
It would be best to consult your doctor for proper evaluation and management.
Take care.