4 years ago I had 10 abscesses under arm pits didn't have anymore till about 4 months ago now 8 under right 5 under left then 3 under right then 2 under left now 2 under right very painful starts out very sore and feels like a marble under arm pit then gets bigger then finally a head will come up I open them myself because at er they don't numb them and I can put my own self through that pain