Hi Nicolle,just read your post about experiencing  shooting pains in both breasts ,even though you onky had cancer in one breast. I had a lumpectomy ,and all my lympth nodes removed from my right armpit,as my cancer had spread there too. So that was in 2020. And yes i too do get pains in both my breasts,ecspecially when i stretch to reach or  pick sonething  up,and both my breasts are still very tender and sore to the touch. Like you i only had cancer in my right breast. But having my lymptj nodes removed caused me to go on to have mild lymphedma in my right arm  hand . I also got diognosed with rotater cuff inflamation on both shoulders ,so i just put up with the pain. I take paracetamols,and do rub a gell to help with pain. 

But yes i too think it could be caused by nerve endings and a build up of scar tissue aa well as my shoulder  rotater cuff inflamation,might be a factor as well. 

Hi thank you for your response. I only had one lymph node removed but after this length of time I worry constantly about it coming back . I like you get pain down my arm . And I get the fact that we are still healing all be it this far down the line . 

I haven't heard about the shoulder inflammation but like you say movement is also affected. I do take paracetamol regularly and was taking Zapain painkillers which were good but for some reason that don't agree with me anymore and give me bad stomach pain .  Only time will tell with all of this .

Your son has the right attitude and he is right about worrying . Having gone through treatment himself he totally has understanding and a positive attitude which is a blessing. We have survived this and we are not alone . I was very reluctant to join any sort of group on line but I am pleased I did . At the end of the day we have travelled this path and so will many after us . 

I had no symptoms or lump and had no idea anything was wrong . Thank goodness for being invited for a mammogram as I approached 50 as I would not of known . It wasn't genetic just life style apparently. At the end of day no one knows why hence all the research.

Well I hope your appointment comes through very soon

Thanks ,i hope so too. Yes my son is always a very positive person,which is good i agree. I actually had a mammogram in 2019,i told them i thought i could feel a lump,and was told it will show up if thers anything wrong. A year later ,as i said because of my son being diagnosed i started to feel and check myself again. Thats when i felt the lump and saw my gp . Two weeks path,i went to my local  breast clinic,had two more mammograms,and nothing showed up. But the consultant ,felt around and said your right i can feel it,she took five biopsys, three in my right breast ,two under my arm, then she inserted a metal marker clip, all of which hurt so much, aa didnt have any numbing. I was told to get dressed and then come through to the other room ,covid was ripe so masks were being worn by us all. And she said i wish i could give you a hug, you usually do when i have to say im sorry but you have breast cancer, i do this job every day and i know a cancerous lump when i feel it,and even though i havent sent the biopsys  off to be tested yet,im 100% sure you have cancer,the good news is i think its stage 1,so weve caught it early,so well done for checking yourself and finding it,as unfortunately you have dense breasts,and thats why your mammograms weve just done are not showing anything up at all. 

So im glad i found it,i knew nothing about dense breasts and that if your breasts are dense lumps dont show up. But fir you its so good your mammogram found your cancer. And we ere both able to get the help and treatments we both needed, and yes this cancer chat forum is great place,its very helpful. x