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07.18.08, 06:48 AM General Topics
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please advise. i found a little pebble like thing in my armpit - it feels like it might be a welling. feels close to my skin - and it's been sore since yesterday. i am about to ovulate (like 9 days since period). i used my husbands antipersperant (sp?) which i never use...anyway - not sure what it is...who do i see? i am thing of just going to ER and having them do an MRI right away. your thoughts...please don't freak me out. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.18.08, 06:48 AM Flag

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don't freak out but call your doc or gyn and get their recomendation. Probably nothing, but better to get it checked out. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:50 AM Flag

op-i am worried they will send me to some specialist - and i'll have to wait etc. isnt it better just to go to ER and get all the test done right away ? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:51 AM Flag

if you're really worried, sure, go to the ED, but this is prob. something a general med doc or gyn can handle, and you will probably not need alot of tests (least of all an MRI) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:57 AM Flag

ITA. Don't go clogging up ER because you have an ingrown hair! Just make an appt with your doc [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 07:05 AM Flag

its probably just a small cyst, lymph node, or blocked gland. Call your PMD. Or if you cannot get an appointment and it continues to swell, gets more painful, or yet get sick in any other way (feves, etc)go to to ER or an urgent care center. FWIW, getting an MRI is probablly totally irrelevant to your case. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:53 AM Flag

thanks everyone...why would MRI be irrelevent - how else would they look under the skin??? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:57 AM Flag

there are plenty of things that can be diagnosed by just a physical exam, the feel and appearance of the area, and the history. MRIs are ordered in specific scenarios and this is prob. not one of them. Signed, MD mom who orders MRIs all the time but only when they're necessary. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 07:00 AM Flag

i used to get these in response to wearing Secret Clinical Strength antiperspirant. swollen lymph nodes in my case. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 06:53 AM Flag