Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
small lump under armpit Posted: 04-13-05 15:36pm
I just found a lump under my armpit, it
doesn't hurt , it's smaller than my pinky
nail. I'm 51 years old going to be 52 in
may 22. I have no medical coverage, i'm
unemployed so going to a doctor is going
to be hard when I have no income. What do
I look out for? Please help.
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steen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 1797 Location: Upper Midwest
Re: I Just Found a Lump Under My Armpit. Posted: 04-23-05 00:21am
mirnajoe
wrote:
i just found a lump under my
armpit, it doesn't hurt , it's smaller
than my pinky nail. I'm 51 years old
going to be 52 in may 22. I have no
medical coverage, i'm unemployed so going
to a doctor is going to be hard when I
have no income. What do I look out for?
Please help.
you need to do a rather
thorough self-breast exam and see if
anything is assymetric, or if there is any
kind of unusual lump in your breast,
strange things going on with patches of
skin on your breast, or any bloody
discharge from a nipple. If this is the
case, you need to go in to a clinic.
Also if the lump fluctuates in size,
sometomes go away and otherwise is wildly
irregular, it probably is not that much of
a concern. But try to find a free clinic
in your area. They are out there,
usually run by the county.
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bkdaniels
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
I Just Found a Lump Under My Armpit. Posted: 04-23-05 09:18am
Hey mirnajoe, how are you doing?
For a lump in the armpit caused by an
infected, painful gland, follow the
instructions about the proper treatment
for the underlying infection. A lump in
the armpit caused by a lipoma (fatty
growth) is harmless, unless it grows so
large that it causes discomfort.
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Posted: 05-08-05 20:22pm
Have u been sick lately? Like a cold or
soemthing? Because scattered all over ur
body is lymph nodes.. Which helps u fight
off infections or anything bad in ur
body.. And lymph nodes are under ur
arms... They will become swollen when
fighting off infection... And they will
return to normal.... Is the lump
painless? If it lasts for a long time and
continues to be enlarged.. For more than
a week... And u have done a self breast
exam.. You should really go see a
doctor...
If you want to talk... You can private
e-mail me at happy.Sunshine.Yan@gmail.Com .. I'm
no doctor.. But i'll be happy to help
you.
