Try not to panic. I get a swollen lymph gland under my left arm pit. I've been like this off and for over two years. After a virus. Does it feel saw to touch?? And a little swollen?? It's usually your immune system trying to work harder and imflammation. Does it seem to get worse near to a period??
Hi Maggie!
About 2 mos after I posted (so 7 mos ago) all of my breast andunderarm pain disappeared!
Then in Jan of this year, I started having just the occasional breast pains. When I have them, which has been about 10 days in the last 3 mos, they are now in the sides of my breasts closest to the center of my chest. Sometimes it's one breast, usually the right one, and sometimes it's both. The pain is sharp and sometimes feels like it's in my breasts and at other times, under my breasts.
I've also had 3 episodes of squeezing in the center of my chest (once) in January that lasted 4 seconds and upper stomach (twice) in March that lasted 1 and 2 seconds. Twice it happened when I'd just gotten in bed late at night and after just a few mins of laying there, the squeezing happened and I was shocked and sat straight up in bed I was so scared! As the squeezing stopped right away and I had no other symptoms at all, after the shock wore off and I'd calmed down enough I was able to go to sleep.
After two bad days of symptoms including sharp pains in my breasts on the inner edges near the center of my chest, varying chest symptoms such as a fluttering sensation and palpitations, and occasional twinges in my upper jaw right below my ears, earlier this month I decided to go to Urgent Care.
The Dr was caring, attentive, and efficient.
He listened closely to the list of my symptoms I'd been having that I read from notes I'd taken daily. I'd already had an ekg done the minute I got there, and he then had someone come in and take two vials of my blood, and I went down the hall for a 2 view chest xray. I got the results very quickly. All 3 tests came back normal. He gave me a referral for an echocardiogram, just so we can see if my heart is completely healthy. I can't get in til May but I'm calling several times a wk, hoping someone cancels and I can take their earlier appointment.
In the meantime, his instructions were to stay well hydrated (easy to do) and get plenty of sleep (hard to do).
I finally have regular medical insurance (I was on Medicaid and the doctors SUCK!), and have my 1st appointment with my new primary Dr in May. I will be trying my best to get him to give me a referral for an ultrasound of both breasts since that is recommended for women with dense breasts, which is what I have.
I really think that most, if not all of my symptoms are due to the extremely high stress level I've been living with for the last year and to a slightly lesser degree, the last 15 years
I will update here after my visit with my new Dr.
I hope your symptoms have improved and you are feeling better.
Hi, yes it's on and off, sometimes I don't feel anything for weeks and then I get a couple of days where it's sore and slightly swollen, and I have noticed that its usually around my period! This has been going on for over two years now and I think if it was anything bad then after two years I would know by now!?
I have two bits of information on this.
I had the most awful pain under my arm, it stopped me sleeping and worried the life out of me. The lady who does my deep tissue massage eventually found a ligament in the crease my armpit that needed to be worked on. Result: Amazing. It is better but I was on the verge of going to the doctors so convinced was I that I was dying.
Secondly, I have suffered from smollen lymph nodes under my arm for ages and the same lady massages these away but the best way to deal with them on a daily basis is Oil Of Evening Primrose, the real McCoy not synthetic copies. This has fast and effective relief.
I hope that helps you all.
Hi!
Thanks for sharing your story.
How much Evening Primrose Oil do you take and how often?
Thank you!
Two of the biggest pills you can get once a day but I think you can take more.
Great. Thanks!
I actually have some right now.
Was taking it but not consistently.
I will start taking it religiously and see if it helps my breast pain.
Thanks again!
How are you doing? Did you find out anything?
How are you doing? Has the pain stopped and did you ever find answers?
Hik aren, I see a nutritionist regularly, i would love to havey our listof supplements tosgarew ith her and get her opinion. I have had the pain under the armpit with clear mammograms/scans for over a year so it wouldb e nice to getsomehe lp through supplements. Thanks
Having this exact same problems except without the meds went to emergency room everything tested normal and they told me it was separation of cartilage between ribcage and breast bone though they did an x-ray and again normal and that was where they sent me home
I guess what they told me was also costochondrit is weird thing is that's all in the left side and my armpit lump is on the right
So glad I came across this post as I am seriously freaking out about the pain in my left Breast and armpit. I do not feel a lump but feel like something is wrong. I was diagnosed last year with a rare form of ventricular arrhythmias and I have been putting off this pain for about 8 months thinking it was a side effect of my medication. My breast is very swollen about twice the size of the right breast. I am going to the doctors tomorrow and hoping he signs me up for every test in the book as I have two children under 4 and I am only 33 years old.
Did you go to the doctors for this? I am having the same pain you have discribed and I am 33.
So glad I came across this post as I am seriously freaking out about the pain in my left Breast and armpit. I do not feel a lump but feel like something is wrong. I was diagnosed last year with a rare form of ventricular arrhythmias and I have been putting off this pain for about 8 months thinking it was a side effect of my medication. My breast is very swollen about twice the size of the right breast. I am going to the doctors tomorrow and hoping he signs me up for every test in the book as I have two children under 4 and I am only 33 years old.
I too am experience ing the same pain on my left side and sometime under my left braest. I have had this problem for over a few years test show everything is fine..... I need help the pain hurts the side of my neck arm and elbow
Hi I was wondering how you are doing?as I have had all the exact same symptoms as you?
Thanks
Sarah
I have the same thing, and it is driving me insane! It is an ache under my arm, almost like I've been carrying something very heavy for too long. I've had it nearly a month with accompanying pins and needles and nerve pain & aches down my whole left arm. I feel like I'm going nuts. Anyone else figured out the root cause?
The only thing I can think of is the pinched C3 nerve in my neck affecting my arm, but underarm? So weird.
Has anyone found any reason for our pain?
i have read each of your problms in the comments and would like to know if the pain has subsided or still persists.
I felt similar dragging pain in the underarms. It maight be beacause some of the breast tissue extends into the armpits called as axillary tail of spence. So hormonal imbalance can cause pain in your underarms , like in your breats as there is breast tissue even in the underarms.This could also occur if you put on weight which leads to accumulated fat to compress the breast tissue in your armpit . As far as i know , if you find nothing on imaging results, There is nothing to worry . I am myself a doctor, completed my MBBS and preparing for P.G. entrances now