Armpit lump

Hi,

I have just joined to ask a question, Hope that's ok.

I have a lump in my armpit. It is quite painful and big. I seem to get it for a few days, then it goes down and then comes back a couple of weeks later. It is large enough that I can see it kind of hanging down. Doctors aren't so easy to see at the moment and I'm sure it will go down again by the time I get to see one. I just wondered if anyone else on here has had similar. 

  • I get these sometimes, can't say for definite but the ones I get are called foliculitis and sometimes I get them as many as once a week. It's a bacterial infection of the hair folicules and causes hard painful lumps especially in the armpit due to use of deodorant etc. Still get it checked just in case though.