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watesey
watesey

Where do I start. Hoping someone can put my mind at rest.

In January, I had a nasty virus which led to chest pains, feeling terrible, palpitations, went to doctors, had ECG and bloods, all normal. Was taking Cerazette mini pill at time, stopped taking it. Started feeling a little better, started taking again. Had dull ache under left armpit and sore boobs. Put this down to starting pill again. Chest started feeling all tight and heavy, pains again, so stopped pill again, went back to doctors, slight swelling to sternum area, told I had Costochondritis. Pain in underarm/left side of breast continued, had a good check doing self breast exam, went back to doctors, had examination off the doctor, no lumps felt, no swollen lymph nodes, doctor put it down to combination of hormomes and costochondritis. Painful armpit went away, got my period, started taking cerazette again.

After a few days, started feeling ill again, armpit and left breast uncomfortable. Took pill for about 12 days, then made decision to stop it altogether, had another doctors apt - blood pressure, heart rate and ECG (again) all normal.

However, dull pain/ache still in armpit and sometimes down left side of breast, sometimes ache down arm. Its intermittent, not always there, when I'm sitting and relaxing I dont feel it, its not stopping me sleeping. When I'm doing things around the house, i'm aware of it. When I squeeze my armpit towards my body, I can feel the ache, but when I stop squeezing,

i dont feel it.  Both my breasts look as normal as usual.

I'm sick of waking up every day to this, worrying about it, the doctor says there no lumps and it will probably go away in time, but i'm worried that theres something more seriously wrong, and keep thinking im going to die and leave my husband and daughter which upsets me and makes me think of it more!

I have a 2 year old child that Im always lifting up, and i'm left handed, am wondering if it could be hormonal due to the amount of times I've stopped and started the mini pill in a short space of time, and also if I maybe have a trapped nerve or damaged a muscle in some way.

Any comments would be appreciated.

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  • cometboy5
    cometboy5 watesey

    Posted

    I am in Australia and have similar pain. Anxiety drives me mad but tests all clear.  Goes away and comes back. Nice to hear that I am not alone in this as its stressing me out.
    • hannah53
      hannah53 cometboy5

      Posted

      I'm extremely worried because I get all the same, but twitching muscles, pins and needles in hands and it makes me feel as though I can't walk any where, as it tires me. The pain across my left breast bones is tight, and I get stabbing pains in the top of my chest that are really scary. The pain under arm put has cone on since I've been feeling run down again? Hd bloods do e a few times over the last ur and a half, but nothing shows. Any suggestions on whst directions to go in next? Thanks 
    • cometboy5
      cometboy5 hannah53

      Posted

      I am nowhere near that bad. I have felt a lot better this week. I have been taking the evening primrose oil and because i am prone to depression and anxiety i have increased the amount i have taken so i don't know if that has helped.  Also, i had been going to the gym and don't know if i had aggravated anything with weights and have been taking a break from that. I have found this website useful http://www.melbournebreastcancersurgery.com.au/breast-pain-mastalgia.html in explaining breast pain. 

      Emis Moderator comment: There is also a leaflet in this site linked below.

      https://patient.info/health/breast-pain-leaflet

  • hannah53
    hannah53 watesey

    Posted

    You sound very much like me. A yr and a half ago I came down with serious virus, chest pain, fatigued, twitching muscles and pain under arm pit. As the months went out I could barely move, it knocked me out. Since then I've never been right and in the last few weeks I've started getting stiffness across the top of my chest, pain that escalates under left arm pit. I feel my docs being unhelpful as he sent me away saying I'm suffering with panic. I'm so angry because it isn't panic.  I was also diagnosed with costrogotrinitis too, but I the right side, it feel like that but my left arm pits sour too. Any ideas?? Thanks 
  • marie321
    marie321 watesey

    Posted

    Hi ladies. I came across this post while trying to look for answers to my pain. I too been having pains under my left arm for about 4months. I've been to doctors and they only feel for lumps which i don't have any. They wont give me a mammogram because i'm 26yo. I desperate The pain is not always there. There are some days i hardly feel anything and others when the pain is severe. My under arm hurts and pain travels to my middle xhest and upper breast it's a burning pain and sometimes it feels as if i had worked out 100 hours straight. Also i feel the pain along my whole left arm..tender elbow and fingers. Im lost I don't have insurance and little income. Im scared to have something very wrong i have 3 kids I pray to God i find answers soon.
    • katy48249
      katy48249 marie321

      Posted

      I have the same symptoms but on the right side, I live iin Ireland and I cant get a mamogramm as I dont have a lump!!! I am going out of my mind with worry, have you had any updates/info?

       

    • roop49427
      roop49427 marie321

      Posted

      Marie, did u find any outcome? Has there been any explanation. My pain started a few months ago I'm scared and I'm looking for answers too
    • angela60291
      angela60291 marie321

      Posted

      I've just come across this site as l too have pains in armpit. How are you now as your post was over a year ago. Would be lovely to know you are ok....sending love x. My symptoms are in my right side...a dull ache..and recently had quite bad chest pain. I am right handed and my job is very physical and demanding. I am 54 years of age but am treated like I'm 20 at work..no allowances.

    • Bonnygirl
      Bonnygirl angela60291

      Posted

      Hi angela,

      I too have the pain. It's been about two months. Started on right and now starting to get it on left. My Mammogram is fine. It must be lymph nodes or sweat glands I am thinking. Seeing the doctor next week, I bet she will have no clue. I am 64 in good shape and fairly healthy otherwise.

    • terri35258
      terri35258 Bonnygirl

      Posted

      I am now seeing my chiropractor. No cardiac, lymph node or cancer so decided to start being treated this way. He thinks it may be a pinched nerve & muscle strain & because I do physical work it is not healing.

      It has now moved to between my shoulder blades & is very painful.

      Going to really be diligent in going.

  • gwen66125
    gwen66125 watesey

    Posted

    HI

    has anyone had a fall? the Anterior serratus muscle runs between the ribcage at the back, under the arm and pain can manifest in the armpit near the breast. I haven't had a bone scan but that's next on the list. My physio asked me if I had had a fall, as he says the pain is also at my back (only when prodded) and is like a broken rib pain. He has recommended improvements to my posture and back & side stretching exercises, heat packs and light duties. Just seeing if anyone else has had a fall that might injure the Anterior serratus muscle?

    • roop49427
      roop49427 gwen66125

      Posted

      I took a fall back in august, did u have the palpitations and the chest pain too?
  • hannah53
    hannah53 watesey

    Posted

    Hi you sound very much like me, I Aldo have lumpy neck now and my lungs a tight with twitchy scales though. It's gone on fur two yrs now and after ct scab , x rays, bloods and seeing a variety of specialist they still don't know what's wrong with me. I'm still here, so so far so good lol. But it gets too you after a while it will say. The next specialist I'm seeing is a respiratory specialist because if my lungs ebbing over larged and swollen. I hope they get to bottom of what is wrong with you x
  • jaqb83897
    jaqb83897 watesey

    Posted

    sorry for join this discussion being a guy but I am suffering the same pain under my arm pit. It seems to be worst when my mind focus on this problem and when I am at home on my bed. During the day it is less evident. Some one mentioned here anxiaty and it is the only answer I can get for the problem. I do not want to touch more them because I feel it get worst when i try to find something else

    • Hawaii5-0
      Hawaii5-0 jaqb83897

      Posted

      I'm actually suffering from the same type of pain. I'm a guy and my friends think it's something to do with my pectorial muscles. The pain is from my left chest/tit area and goes up and down to my left arm pit area. At first I thought it was a heart attack because I felt some chest pain sharp pains but it was shooting to my arm pit. My left arm is also in pain. I do sometimes stress due to work and may have anxiety attacks but for the most part I had this pain for weeks now. I have to try and massage the areas and maybe do some physical therapy stretches. 
    • sheri9977
      sheri9977 Hawaii5-0

      Posted

      My husband is having a pain in his arm pit but it is radiating farther to his back a little. He says it feels like something slapping in there. He says it's pretty painful been going on for a while

    • sheri9977
      sheri9977 Hawaii5-0

      Posted

      This might not apply to everyone. We went to a massage therapist for deep tissue massages. My husbands upper ribs in his armpit area were out after a few adjustments everything is feeling better, the massage therapist says sometimes just if your knee or your hip hurts You walk a little different which throws your whole diaphragm off. And sometimes your ribs can pop out. it's worth a try

    • tina81508
      tina81508 sheri9977

      Posted

      After reading several posts, it's interesting that many of you have said that their issue started with something. Mine started with pain in the neck, some would call it stiff neck but I could move my neck just fine. I could not rotate it 100% but it didn't hinder a lot of my activities only backing into my drive. The pain was mostly in the left shoulder blade, thinking that it may be a pinched nerve I had my husband massage it, it got worse, I then went to a massage therapist the pain was even more excruciating. So I just started applying heating pads that helped for a while. It's been about a month and I'm still having the issue but only when I sleep on my right side or press my arms against my body. Heat so far has been helpful, there are no pain meds that have helped. I had this issue I think back in 2014 or 2015. I was given a muscle relaxer because the young ER Dr. came in looked at me and said stiff neck, ordered a muscle relaxer and left, I was so frustrated with him. It helped with a lot of the pain because I was in tears, it didn't fix the problem. It eventually went away and now I'm back where I started.

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