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Sore, swollen lump on inner thigh by bikini line
A few days ago I noticed a sore, reddish swollen lump on my left inner thigh, right along my bikini line. It has since gotten larger (about the size of a nickel, and more elongated now).
It only feels sore if I press on it or rub against it. It seems like a soft lump that moves around with the skin. Last night I applied a warm washcloth to it for about 30 minutes, which made it feel better.
Could this be a swollen lymph node, or maybe an ingrown hair? It is located in the area where I shave daily.
Any advice would be very appreciated!
It only feels sore if I press on it or rub against it. It seems like a soft lump that moves around with the skin. Last night I applied a warm washcloth to it for about 30 minutes, which made it feel better.
Could this be a swollen lymph node, or maybe an ingrown hair? It is located in the area where I shave daily.
Any advice would be very appreciated!
So, I read several of the beginning posts.
I'm still not sure if what I have is the same.
It all seems a bit of a mystery, and these sound incurable.
I googled images of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and that isn't what mine looks like....
I'm 19 by the way. I got it a couple days ago on Friday. I didn't even realize it was there at first until I was drying off from the shower, then I noticed this lump about dime sized and raised inside my thigh where the skin rubs together. At first I assumed it was a pimple, but then I touched it and felt it was hard and different, but I didn't worry about it because it didn't hurt at all, and I figured it was no big deal.
The next day, I remembered it, and looked at it, and it was bigger and redder and a little tender. I looked up this site and saw hot compresses everywhere so when I could I put a wash cloth under the hottest water, squeezed it out, then put it on the lump until the wash cloth had cooled down. I've done that three times now, and I'm not sure it has helped. The lump might be slightly smaller, but it's spread out into a wide flat-ish circle with the same head in the middle. It's about the same level of tender, maybe a little more so. It's really frustrating me, and I don't want to walk anymore because my legs will rub it more and, I'm afraid, irritate it more.
What is it? Is it the same as what y'all have? What should I do about it? I've seen neosporin posts. should I put that on it? Should I keep doing the hot washcloth? I realize I haven't had it for long, but I just really don't want it to get worse. Please help. I put some baby powder on it this morning because I hoped that would help keep it from getting more irritated when my thighs rub together. Was that a mistake? I always wear skirts, by the way. Does that make it worse?
I'm still not sure if what I have is the same.
It all seems a bit of a mystery, and these sound incurable.
I googled images of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and that isn't what mine looks like....
I'm 19 by the way. I got it a couple days ago on Friday. I didn't even realize it was there at first until I was drying off from the shower, then I noticed this lump about dime sized and raised inside my thigh where the skin rubs together. At first I assumed it was a pimple, but then I touched it and felt it was hard and different, but I didn't worry about it because it didn't hurt at all, and I figured it was no big deal.
The next day, I remembered it, and looked at it, and it was bigger and redder and a little tender. I looked up this site and saw hot compresses everywhere so when I could I put a wash cloth under the hottest water, squeezed it out, then put it on the lump until the wash cloth had cooled down. I've done that three times now, and I'm not sure it has helped. The lump might be slightly smaller, but it's spread out into a wide flat-ish circle with the same head in the middle. It's about the same level of tender, maybe a little more so. It's really frustrating me, and I don't want to walk anymore because my legs will rub it more and, I'm afraid, irritate it more.
What is it? Is it the same as what y'all have? What should I do about it? I've seen neosporin posts. should I put that on it? Should I keep doing the hot washcloth? I realize I haven't had it for long, but I just really don't want it to get worse. Please help. I put some baby powder on it this morning because I hoped that would help keep it from getting more irritated when my thighs rub together. Was that a mistake? I always wear skirts, by the way. Does that make it worse?
FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR A POSSIBLE ANSWER:
I was just on this page the other week when I had discovered a red, firm, extremely painful lump on the outside of my labia (or groin). Within a day or two, it had developed a whitehead so I popped it and it drained pus. Thinking it had gone away, within another day, another one popped up but further down and even worse. It was growing in size from a marble to about the size of a walnut. I could not walk, or sit without being in extreme discomfort and pain. It had not shown a whitehead, so I had made an appointment with my gynecologist. She took a culture once she drained out all of the liquid from the lump and I have gotten a call a few days later telling me that I tested positive for MRSA, which is a nasty infection. It is spread pretty easily, especially through places like in a health care setting or daycare. It can cause these red boil or pimple type lumps, and MRSA can turn into a dangerous infection if left active for a long period of time!
I was just on this page the other week when I had discovered a red, firm, extremely painful lump on the outside of my labia (or groin). Within a day or two, it had developed a whitehead so I popped it and it drained pus. Thinking it had gone away, within another day, another one popped up but further down and even worse. It was growing in size from a marble to about the size of a walnut. I could not walk, or sit without being in extreme discomfort and pain. It had not shown a whitehead, so I had made an appointment with my gynecologist. She took a culture once she drained out all of the liquid from the lump and I have gotten a call a few days later telling me that I tested positive for MRSA, which is a nasty infection. It is spread pretty easily, especially through places like in a health care setting or daycare. It can cause these red boil or pimple type lumps, and MRSA can turn into a dangerous infection if left active for a long period of time!
Thank you for the advice Den3269.
After I read quite a bit of posts. I see that I wasn't alone in this painful struggle. I have been struggling with this nickel sized area of bumps gathered together like a pack of pimples for over 5 years. It usually happens right before my menstrual cycle. First, I feel this sharp pain in my right inner thigh two inches below my bikini line. A couple of days later, I feel the pain spreading around the top of my thigh circling around to my right hip. Sometimes I can see the redness of my vein traveling from the painful area all the way around to my hip. My vein turns beet red as it bulges to the surface of my skin. The length of the vein is anywhere from five inches to about 10 inches long. When I touch it it is normally hot or a big difference in temperature compared to the rest of my leg. Finally, after all the signs and warnings the bumps appear. Sometimes the bumps appear in one area every month. Sometimes it will appear in two areas right next two each other like a nickel and a dime with small tiny hard bumps in the circumference of the circle. I never tried to pop them because they hurt to the touch and they don't look like puss bumps they look like skin bumps. When I touch them they feel cystic. They feel like little tiny pebbles underneath my skin. I tried everything I could think of to rid myself of these painful bumps to avoid going to the military doctor.
It wasn't before long after I kept trying different remedies to cure myself that I ACTUALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKED for me. This is not a permanent solution. For me it is the best solution until I find me a physician that can refer me to a dermatologist to get the shot that Den3269 was speaking about in her comments.
As soon as I feel the pain I rub it with rubbing alcohol. I wait for the alcohol to dry then I rub a nice amount of Cortizon.10 on the entire area and everywhere I would normally feel the pain as it travels. After the first application, sometimes I don't even see the bumps appear. Most of the time the pain only last for a day or two. I put Cortizone.10 on the area at night before I go to bed and in the morning before I leave out the house. This has been my temporary cure until I seek medical attention. Once I rubbed Cortizone on the area for an entire month and I did not see it appear for two months. I really hope this helps someone because this is tragic to live with. I will give you all the update when I finally make it to the dermatologist.
After I read quite a bit of posts. I see that I wasn't alone in this painful struggle. I have been struggling with this nickel sized area of bumps gathered together like a pack of pimples for over 5 years. It usually happens right before my menstrual cycle. First, I feel this sharp pain in my right inner thigh two inches below my bikini line. A couple of days later, I feel the pain spreading around the top of my thigh circling around to my right hip. Sometimes I can see the redness of my vein traveling from the painful area all the way around to my hip. My vein turns beet red as it bulges to the surface of my skin. The length of the vein is anywhere from five inches to about 10 inches long. When I touch it it is normally hot or a big difference in temperature compared to the rest of my leg. Finally, after all the signs and warnings the bumps appear. Sometimes the bumps appear in one area every month. Sometimes it will appear in two areas right next two each other like a nickel and a dime with small tiny hard bumps in the circumference of the circle. I never tried to pop them because they hurt to the touch and they don't look like puss bumps they look like skin bumps. When I touch them they feel cystic. They feel like little tiny pebbles underneath my skin. I tried everything I could think of to rid myself of these painful bumps to avoid going to the military doctor.
It wasn't before long after I kept trying different remedies to cure myself that I ACTUALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKED for me. This is not a permanent solution. For me it is the best solution until I find me a physician that can refer me to a dermatologist to get the shot that Den3269 was speaking about in her comments.
As soon as I feel the pain I rub it with rubbing alcohol. I wait for the alcohol to dry then I rub a nice amount of Cortizon.10 on the entire area and everywhere I would normally feel the pain as it travels. After the first application, sometimes I don't even see the bumps appear. Most of the time the pain only last for a day or two. I put Cortizone.10 on the area at night before I go to bed and in the morning before I leave out the house. This has been my temporary cure until I seek medical attention. Once I rubbed Cortizone on the area for an entire month and I did not see it appear for two months. I really hope this helps someone because this is tragic to live with. I will give you all the update when I finally make it to the dermatologist.
I have the same issue and it has been happening to me for about 5 years too. I have been putting Hydro-cortizone on my bump as soon as I feel it and sometimes it doesn't even appear. The surrounding area that usually feels like my veins are exploding seem to settle and not flare up at all.
The one that I have is recurring but it only refills with fluid right around the time when my period is about to come. Some months it wont be an issue at all but then some months it swells right back up. Mine has never gotten bigger than a quarter but now there is a permanent little knot down there on the inside of my leg about the size of a pea. I am assuming it is probably the core of the damaged tissue and I am going to have it cut out and packed so that it can heal from the inside out and not leave the empty pocket to refill. I think that I might have an ingrown hair curled up inside of there from shaving. I am 31 and this just started happening last year.
Triggers:
when I am about to start my period
if I am under a lot of stress
if I am drinking too much
taking probiotics or certain types of vitamins
Depending on what it is from (If it is a wart or looks like an STD it could spread so if it looks like something like that don't do what I am about to tell you!) if you need immediate relief go to Walgreens and get a lancet kit that they use to check blood sugar so that you can poke a drain hole quickly and painlessly to relieve the pressure. MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLEAN THE AREA WITH ALCOHOL FIRST AND AFTERWARDS CLEAN THE AREA WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP SO IT WONT SPREAD THE BACTERIA. I put a gauze over it and continuously cleaned it until it dried all the way up and stopped draining. I also use Teatrea oil and antibiotic ointment to seal it. I read that someone soaked cottonballs in witch hazel which also sounds like a good idea. Mine has never burst open though so I am not really sure what that is like.(thank God) I am writing this because I know how scary it can be especially as a teen. THIS IS NO WAY MEDICAL ADVICE THIS IS JUST WHAT I HAVE FOUND WORKED AS TEMPORARY RELIEF. I have an appointment tomorrow at 2pm to get it taken care of, but I know that the pain can be horrible! Drain the fluid to relieve the pressure.
Triggers:
when I am about to start my period
if I am under a lot of stress
if I am drinking too much
taking probiotics or certain types of vitamins
Depending on what it is from (If it is a wart or looks like an STD it could spread so if it looks like something like that don't do what I am about to tell you!) if you need immediate relief go to Walgreens and get a lancet kit that they use to check blood sugar so that you can poke a drain hole quickly and painlessly to relieve the pressure. MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLEAN THE AREA WITH ALCOHOL FIRST AND AFTERWARDS CLEAN THE AREA WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP SO IT WONT SPREAD THE BACTERIA. I put a gauze over it and continuously cleaned it until it dried all the way up and stopped draining. I also use Teatrea oil and antibiotic ointment to seal it. I read that someone soaked cottonballs in witch hazel which also sounds like a good idea. Mine has never burst open though so I am not really sure what that is like.(thank God) I am writing this because I know how scary it can be especially as a teen. THIS IS NO WAY MEDICAL ADVICE THIS IS JUST WHAT I HAVE FOUND WORKED AS TEMPORARY RELIEF. I have an appointment tomorrow at 2pm to get it taken care of, but I know that the pain can be horrible! Drain the fluid to relieve the pressure.
I was reading all of these posts as I was in the waiting room at the doctors. I noticed this hard lump near the opening on my vagina, it felt like a marble under my skin. The first day it was irritating at all. I pushed on it a bit to see if it was a zit. Nothing. Well yesterday it was so annoying! It felt a bit hot, it hurt to sit or stand. And when I went to sleep, it just kept me from sleeping. I managed to get a couple hours of sleep while my legs were wide open like a butterfly. This morning I had to call out of work, called the doctor this morning. I just got home from the appointment.
I highly recommend seeing a doctor if your symptoms are close to what I had. She gave me a small dose of a shot that numbed me. Then 15 minutes later I went back in and she made a couple slits with a blade, did a bit if squeezing and whipping and told me to go home and rest, use some antibiotic cream and tonight to check it and if I'm feeling a bit adventurous to give it a squeeze.
When I got home I cried out my nerves. It hurt pretty bad, even worse than before it got popped. But since then, I've taken 1300 mg of ibuprofen and 1 Dolol which should keep the edge off. Hope this does not happen again!
I highly recommend seeing a doctor if your symptoms are close to what I had. She gave me a small dose of a shot that numbed me. Then 15 minutes later I went back in and she made a couple slits with a blade, did a bit if squeezing and whipping and told me to go home and rest, use some antibiotic cream and tonight to check it and if I'm feeling a bit adventurous to give it a squeeze.
When I got home I cried out my nerves. It hurt pretty bad, even worse than before it got popped. But since then, I've taken 1300 mg of ibuprofen and 1 Dolol which should keep the edge off. Hope this does not happen again!
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