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Symptoms MUCH improved!! ( only helpful for women)

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sue93946
sue93946

The pain under my left breast along with pain radiating into my arm pit and sometimes up into my neck (and into my left breast, too) has greatly improved within the last six weeks. Here are the changes I made that have helped a lot. I stopped taking estradiol on my doctor's recommendation. (I do have minor hot flashes, but not bad at all so far.) Secondly, I started wearing a VERY soft all cotton knit bra that hooks in front while I'm sleeping. I still wear a regular bra during the day.My pain was much worse at night to the point it woke me up, and i dreaded going to bed! The pain has almost gone away completely. It was at its worst before making these changes. I was sure it was a serious problem so I had another mammogram and CT scan in May, both came back clear. Thats when the doc reccomended stopping the estradiol, and she said it could be weakened muscles in my chest causing the pain. So I decided to try the "sleep bra". Such a HUGE improvement! Just thought I'd share this in case either change may help someone else.

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  • roise
    roise sue93946

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    hi

    thankyou for sharing that news im

    glad it has improved i still have itnot as bad as it was but its there and sometimes worse than others i take tablet fr cholesterol and think it might be making it worseit radiates into my left arm too although iv rotater cuff tendonitis in my left shoulder also

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