Pain under arm and in breasts

Hello there, 

For over half a year now I am experiencing daily pain from the middle to the top of both my breasts. Recently the pain has expanded to my underarms, collar bones, and right side of neck and top of shoulders. I can put it down to working from home 40 hours a week on a computer screen but the pain in the breasts before I started this job, but since the job it has gotten more painful. 

I am a size 34DD sometimes 36D and so I would consider my breasts as heavy and therefore contributing to some of the pain? 
 

I occasionally have shooting pains from the outter side of my breasts towards the nipple and it feels like liquid is passing through my system like an injection. Very often I have stinging pain on the top of both my breasts and now this pain elevates towards my right collar bone and into the right side of my neck (just between the jaw bone and lower ear). Are these signs of lympth nodes swelling? 
 

I hesitated to see a nurse or GP for the first few months due to covid but my older sister said I had to have it checked. She booked me in and a female nurse examined my upper body. She didn't feel anything. Still I have referred to see a Breast Surg via NHS but for obviously reasons (covid) the NHS doctors are further from reach. The pain is growing and as are my everyday concerns for it. I am scared it can be something sinister. This may be a very selfish thing to say, and that is it brings me some comfort reading these forums that other ladies experience these oh so similar pains. I am scared of overthinking. 
 

On another note, I also experience a boils (blood filled) on my genital area since I was a young teen. I am now 22 almost 23 and so I have dealt with these for about a decade now. I have been the nurse 3 times about the boils within this period of time and each time they have perscribed me Canestan cream (red one and once a blue one) to fight the infection. The spots are alarmingly concerning. It is like a huge over sized spot filled with blood and the pain and itchiness stops me from sleeping. The itchiest is after showers. The nurses have said it is hair folicles causing blocked pores but this just doesn't sit right with me. I wonder if anyone else experience this? I speak to my girl-friends about this and no one I have met yet has this issue. This concerns me too. 
 

  • Hello gratefulforthisforum, 

    Your older sister was right that it was a good idea to have it all checked and I hope that you will get to see a breast specialist soon and that you will be given the answers you need. The spots in your genital area sound rather uncomfortable and as the itchiness is stopping you from sleeping I think it would be worth getting in touch with your GP about this so that you get a second opinion. You can find out more about seeking a second opinion on this page

    I hope that you will also hear from others on the forum who have had a similar experience and that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine!

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator