Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
I'm a little imbaressed to talk about this, but I need some advice. I have a large lump in my arm pit that has grown from just a lil thing to a large thing. I'm not sure what it is. Could it just be one of my sweat glands (is that what they are called?) in larged??

Any ideas?

Ash
Get it checked. I had the same thing (and still have) in highschool. Lumps in your armpits can actually be breast related. I forget the name (I know, I should remember!) but my breasts had cysts and tumors. The doctors removed one tumor and used a needle to drain the fluid in the cysts which relieved the pain quite a bit. I still get the painful ones every once in a while, especially around my period, but nothing like when I was younger. Since then, docs have told me to just keep an eye on them, but not to mess with them if it's unnecessary. Regardless, get it checked out by a doctor and confirm that it isn't cancer. Don't panic though, you are very young for cancer. It's very rare for someone your age.