Pain under arm pit but no lump

Probably been asked many times and I have searched online a lot. I have a pain like broken shards of glass combined with sandpaper and bruising. It's kind of a feeling like I have a burn injury Its about the size of my palm. I have been searching anything I can find about what causes this, I have been to the doctors, I have no lump. Started about 5 months ago. I have a referral on the two week pathway to get checked and will come and update this afterwards in case anyone else searches in the future. It has developed over the last 5 months and started with a pain in my arm pit and I thought I was being heavy handed with deodorant and causing bruising. I thought I have been over heating at night and even got up and applied Sudocream! Also stupidly I thought I had an ingrowing hair as all the hairs are extra sensitive in the arm pit itself and let my hair grow to see if that helped. Also ridiculously I only looked under my arm in the mirror this weekend which is why I saw there was nothing there and it must be another issue. I feel daft for never looking earlier but I am fighting through the courts to fully escape a domestic abuse situation and working more than full time to avoid mounting debts from the court process as much as i can. Has anyone had pain like this and what did it turn out to be? Can you have even cancer and no lump?

  • Welcome to the forum Samoneypenny, although I'm sorry to hear about the pain under your armpit. It sounds like it's been very tough contending with this over the last 5 months.

    Hopefully some of our members who have experienced something similar will stop by soon to share their experiences and advice, but if you have any questions playing on your mind that you'd like to ask someone before you go for your appointment, or would find it helpful to speak to someone afterwards, you can give our cancer nurses a call on 0808 800 4040. Their phone lines are open Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m and they will do all they can to support you and put your mind at ease at this anxious time.

    We're thinking of you Samoneypenny and wishing you all the best with your referral. We'll have our fingers crossed it's no cause for concern.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator