Lump in groin

I have had a very hard long thin lump in my groin for ten days now, it's worrying me as antibiotics isn't helping to clear it. It's deep inside my crease of groin and is very hard. I have tried to squeeze it, but nothing is coming out, nor is their any head forming, so my first thoughts it was a cyst or abscess isn't looking to be the case, my skin feels numb and tight, I also keep getting a strange pricking/itchy feeling in the outer side of my foot, I know the groin isn't near the foot but maybe it's pressing on a nerve or something. Anyone had anything similar? X

  • Hello and thanks for your post

    I'm afraid we can't say what the matter is (diagnose).Most lumps and bumps will have straightforward explanations unlikely to be anything to worry about.

    Sometimes another course of antibiotics is needed if doctors suspect an abscess.

    The best thing to do is to keep an eye on the lump and if it continues to persist or get bigger then do go back to see your doctor.

    People often post on here to ask if anyone else has had similar symptoms, but even if they have, there can be many different reasons for lumps so the outcome for them may not be the same for you.

    I hope this improves for you soon.

    Best wishes,

    Celene