PennyPanic 276 Posted May 7, 2022 It's red. I thought it hurt but maybe it doesn't. I can't catch a break. Haven't slept. Very scared. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted May 8, 2022 Sounds like a pimple to me, since it is red. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PennyPanic 276 Posted May 8, 2022 I think you're right. When I wrote my post above I was in a very bad place mentally. Not gonna lie, I'm still worried about it but at the moment I'm not hysterical and will give it a few days for it to hopefully sort itself out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asgoldy 2 Posted May 10, 2022 would need to see a photo to get a better sense, but common things being common, i'd go with folliculitis/pimple. Even abscess or furuncle if larger. Other signs of an infection are warmth, redness, swelling. I once had a furuncle on my leg that required I and D, dermatologist did it in the office and it was pretty straight forward and brief. If lymphadenopathy, usually still not anything serious. I get intermittent and transient swelling in cervical and occipital nodes on the right side, especially after shaving.Sometimes I can feel the swelling and its uncomfortable. Other times its not noticeable. Anyway, probably not too much to worry about. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobnnat 496 Posted May 17, 2022 Probably inflamed hair follicle, assuming (forgive me) you have hair down there 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 198 Posted May 17, 2022 Yep - an ingrown hair can cause it. I have quite a few on my upper leg from wearing compression shorts while running. I never used to have a depillatory problem with running gear, but I guess it has started up. I yank hair out and it growns in weird. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PennyPanic 276 Posted May 21, 2022 It's significantly smaller...I can hardly find it now...but I'm ready for it to go away. I am hoping that since it has decreased in size so significantly that it is/was likely an underground pimple of some sort. Crossing fingers it completely resolves soon. Thanks all for chiming in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 198 Posted May 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, PennyPanic said: It's significantly smaller...I can hardly find it now...but I'm ready for it to go away. I am hoping that since it has decreased in size so significantly that it is/was likely an underground pimple of some sort. Crossing fingers it completely resolves soon. Thanks all for chiming in! If it is in grown hair, it could also form a papule/blackhead. That can be pulled out if it did form. It was likely a clogged pore, nothing much. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted May 22, 2022 Cancer would not shrink, so in that regard you are in good shape. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
