Cyst in armpit and swollen lymph nodes

Had a cyst recenlty in my arm pit which was swollen. It was painful.

This is what I did:

Went to doctor and she prescribed the antibiotic (Clindamycin). Had over the counter ibuprofen evry 8 hours.

For faster recovery, I cleansed the area with hydrogen peroxide. Sprinkled some turmeric powder into a damp cotton swab (dampened with hydrogen peroxide) and placed it on the cyst and stuck a bandaid over it at and left it overnight. Cleaned the area again in the morning and did the same process again. Good idea to remove the bandaid while at shower . Had a hard time removing with all the hair stuck on it. The cyst broke on the second night. The pus was cleaned by applying pressure on the side. It is worth taking a little pain to remove all the pus and I felt so much relief. Now it is healed. Still taking the antibiotics to complete the course. Hope this helps.

I have had them since 12. I'm now 41. It started all over my back. 3 times of accurate, freezing, other meds, and sliced open to drain. I had about 5 years cyst free... Then 1 day under my armpits. I wear sports bras, tape gauze under my pits with paper tape. First week ripped skin off. Saw doc Friday. After 10 years of this finally they want to remove surgical. I have hi hopes. Hang in there, your not alone!

My Cyst that is in my armpit is a nickel sized, slightly red bump that has a whit pimple head on it. The first time it occured it looked exactly the same and i put a little pressure on it and it hurt a little but it drain with a little more pressure. After that I put some Neosporin on it and didnt hear of it again...until the other day i realized it was back ( this being about a year or so later).. I haven't been to the doctor b/c is didn't seem like a big problem. My thoughts were either, A- It is an infected ingrown hair that is in a spot that is prone to being dirty and that caused the inflamation or maybe I have a bad reaction to my anti-persperant and it is clogging up my pores and that caused it...what are ya'lls thoughts?

Besides taking antibiotics did you do anything else?

Antibiotics don't have a very good reputation amongst us HS sufferers as they seem to do nothing for this condition. As a sufferer myself my advice would be to educate yourself as much as possible on this condition in an attempt to see what does and does not work for you as with this disease it appears that different things work for different people. For example I read othat turmeric can be extremely effective but it did nothing for me. However I also read on that site that tea tree oil can work so I tried that and sure enough it works wonders for me, I use it all the time, soaking in it in my bath water or applying like a compress etc.

This disease really is all about trial and error and eventually you will find something that eases the pain and discomfort and reduces outbreaks.

 

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everyone should listen to this person. the doctors even do not have enough knowledge about cyst like this one.

thank you SO MUCH!!!!!

Omg same ! Now my armpit have this clogged meat halfway out but there's still a huge lump underneath it . it HURTS a lot when I touch it or I accidentally run it under water . I don't know what to do . leave it coming out or should I press the lump

Could you please tell if Elsalt good to put on it

Hidradenitis suppurativa look it up, sounds similar to what I have

Even if you cut and clean. They come back. Insurance doesn't even cover these operations. Warm Epsom salt hand cloth does better. Breaks and puss comes out in a week trust me. I get them

How big was your 1st cist?

Lymph node under arm what can I do about it for the pain doctor said don't worry about it at this point

Yes very normal

Hi, over 10 years ago i wrote on this thread about cysts (i think i started it!). I wanted to share that after many many visits to the doctor i was diagnosed with hydraadenitis supurtiva by a dermatologist. It is now in remission after starting treatment about 5 years ago with various medication. All the best to everyone who has shared their stories. X