Hi All, 

About 2 weeks ago I noticed pain in my left breast. It was intermittent but mostly on the outer side of the breast. As time has passed I started to experience discomfort in my arm pit on the same side and finally a week ago I realised that the flesh at the front of the armpit   (where the boob connects to the armpit) has swelled. It’s not a hard swelling, but a soft, tender and quite large one. It took me all week to get an appointment with the gp as they are swamped, and the pain in this area has been increasing. I now can’t wear most of my bras where the strap presses on the area and my breast feels odd, heavy and achey. I finally managed to see the nurse (not a gp) yesterday who could feel the swelling. She examined the rest of the armpit and breast and could find nothing else obviously alarming. She’s prescribed me a strong anti inflammatory for a week and has booked me in with her in a weeks time for review. She’s not explained the possible causes of this swelling but said I’ll need a referral to the breast clinic if there is no improvement after the week is up. I’m really anxious, firstly because I can’t find anything online that can explain this swelling without it being nasty. I did have a cold last week but nothing major and I have not injured the arm or have any issues with my arm. All photos of swollen lymph nodes look different to mine, mine is big and soft, almost feels like slightly dense excess fat rather than a hard lump and tender under pressure. I’d love it if someone could suggest other possible causes of this that aren’t cancer related. I’m fairly young at 35, but do have a history of BC in the family. Just worried I have to wait a week before being referred. Can honestly not see this being gone in a weeks time. I’m also getting pain now streaking up my shoulder? I’m my own worst enemy with over worrying . Thank you in advance for any replies