Im a 24 year old female, 200 lbs. A couple months ago I had a painful lump in my left armpit, which was also discolored basically like a normal bruise, it was kind of pink but also purple/blue like a bruise would be. At first I chalked it up to needing a new razor, I figured it was an ingrown hair. But after a couple days the pain was really severe, even when I was just sitting there not doing anything the pain would be pretty uncomforatble, and the lump was pretty big. I was going to make a dr. appointment, but after a few days the pain went away completely, and the swelling went down but the lump did not go away.  Last week I started feeling the same pain in the same armpit, only a couple inches closer to the top of my breast. To be honest, I wasnt sure if the discomfort was from a new bra I had purchased that had an underwire, which Im not used to, because the pain  went away more quickly than it had before, and the only other thing that happened was it seemed like it made my entire armpit kind of hard. Like, when I touch my right armpit it feels relatively firm, but squishy (Im 200 lbs!), but when I touch my left armpit the whole thing feels denser. The actual lump is relatively small, but it is hard. If I had to guess, Id say its probably the size of a pea or a marble. In addition, Im not sure if this could be related or not, but Ive been having dizzy spells, or vertigo Im not entirely sure what the difference is. At first I experienced the dizziness before a meal, so I figured it was from being hungry (even though thats never happened before.. and Ive had an eating disorder in the past, bulimia, so i figure my bodys no stranger to being a little hungry!). But yesterday was the third instance of dizziness, and it occurred 15-20 minutes after I ate dinner, so there goes the hungry theory! Can you help me?
Hi ! Good morning. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. If I were your doctor, I would have advised you for a clinical examination of your both axial and breast followed by related investigations like a FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of the swelling and a bilateral mammography. Further management would depend on the clinical finding and reports of the investigations done. I would advise you to take an appointment with a general surgeon of your area, and seek his advice. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. Wishing you an early recovery. Chat Doctor