Hi! 
 

I was wondering how you got on as I have the exact same swelling and am currently waiting for my breast clinic appointment in 10 days. 
 

thanks! 

Hi! So I was referred to the breast clinic and from that was sent for a mammogram and ultrasound of the swelling in the breast. The consultant was fairly sure it was hormonal- apparently you can get hormone pain in just one breast. Ultrasound revealed that the swelling is migratory breast tissue so nothing to do with the lymph's. Mammogram came back clear so it really is down to hormones. Since then the pain has stopped and I'm left with my little fatty swelling which I really don't mind. Best of luck with your appointment. Hopefully they'll be able to reassure you as they did me.

I am currently up the walls with the same symptoms as you at the moment.

Swelling to front of one armpit, no lumps just fatty loose skin. I have a docs app for next week. 

This gets tender every now and then but I wouldnt say painful. 

Anxiety is through the roof at the moment

Hi im experiencing the same i noticed last week my left armpit was more swollen then my right just felt weird in my bra  when i lifted my arm up you can see the swelling but when i push it there isnt anything there no lump just like fatty tissue...my left boob does feel weird and fuzzy somtimes when im due on ive been prodding it more then i should be . I had a breast scare 2 years ago the same boob where i had some thickening of the breast tissue that all came back normal...i suffer from terrible health anxiety also . Its literally made me ill with the worry im to terrified to go doctors to get it checked as keep thinking the worse case scenario.  So im on here hoping to get some answers as what you described jf mum sounds a lot like mine...i also have quite big breasts and wear a il fitted underwire bra so im hoping its migrated cause of that ...i know i should go doctors but i could not handle bad news....how did you get on cece xx

Xxx

I have the exact same as all of you. Uncomfortable fleshy swelling between the armpit and breast so when I put my hands on my head my right breast is rounded and my left has swollen breast tissue so it’s not rounded anymore. I had antibiotics but they didn’t help and now I’m wearing soft sports bras instead of underwired as it’s so uncomfortable across the swelling. I did have breast reduction surgery in 2014 so I don’t know if that could cause anything. I’m going to the breast cancer clinic tomorrow morning and dreading it as I had a lump scare the other side in 2011 and the core biopsy was so awful as he didn’t leave the anaesthetic time to be properly numb so I’m really scared especially as they have said my husband can’t come because of the covid situation, this swelling though is nothing like the lump before it’s a 5 cm long fleshy swelling. I’m just over the menopause but still get the occasional hot flush so I’m praying it’s menopausal but I’ve got an achey shoulder blade too 

I am new to this forum. I am 63 and well over the menopause.  I have a lot of discomfort in what seems to be a roll of fat to the side of my breasts on both sides. I am pretty sure this is soft swelling. I have seen a doctor who simply said there were no lumps, no weight loss etc, and as it was both sides it was extremely unlikely to be anything sinister.

This has been painful now for a few weeks, but no explanation. I find it feels like an uncomfortable lump when I lay down on it in bed.  

I am so glad I have found other people with the same symptoms. I felt very alone.

Hi Tansys Mum

i went on Monday to the breast cancer clinic and was given the all clear after a mammogram and a scan, didn’t even need the biopsy. They said it was just extra breast tissue and mine could be as I’ve had the breast reduction years ago sometimes a small amount of breast tissue comes back. They also said that because of my age I’m 54 hormones can cause it so they suggested I take evening primrose oil and cut down on my caffeine so immediately I went and brought caffeine free teabags and the evening primrose oil capsules, it was such a relief and at the scan the doctor said absolutely nothing suspicious there and definitely no cancer. Yours does sound hormonal especially as it’s in both breasts rather than one but if you are really worried ask to be referred so you can get peace of mind. My left side is uncomfortable but it’s just the tissue. The breast consultant told me also that she wears a sports bra and wishes more women would as the wire isn’t great on the breast I have switched to sports bras and they are so comfy across the swelling. Wishing you all well on here xx

Thank you Bumblegal. I would just like this constant nagging discomfort to stop. I have been reading about suitable bras, and swoop and scoop...but I guess its trial and error if you manage to get a bra that truly fits comfortably. I will try a supportive sports bra. I think women with breast problems should have access to a specially trained consultant to be measured and fitted.

Last time I bought bras, despite being measured,  I had to go for the least uncomfortable option because there wasn't a single bra in Mark's and Spencer's or Debenhams that fitted well. 

I think you are absolutely right about extra breast tissue, as I can get a little bit of comfort by pulling it forward from under my arm, so my arm is not resting on it. 

Thanks again xx

Hi,

I have just seen this thread and I'm terrified as I had a very small lump in left breast and was sent to see a Dr at the hospital. He said thinks lump is nothing to worry about but he also said I had swelling under the armpit. His words were Axilla. I feel tender in this area and he's arranged for me to have a Mammogram and Ultrasound next week. I also had Blood tests at my GP surgery and got a text asking me to phone for telephone appointment to discuss the results. I'm getting a call from her tomorrow so now I'm really worried. I won't be able to handle any bad news as My son was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer this year and I fell and broke my hip as disabled already and still recovering from this. You say you were going to the Breast Clinic please can you tell me if everything was ok as I'm sitting here thinking the way this year has gone then I will have cancer and I'm making myself so ill with worry. I pray everything was ok for you after your visit.

Hi sounds like you have had such a lot on your plate that it’s quite hard to feel positive. But to be honest I was so scared with the swelling I had and kept looking at google and scaring myself silly. The breast clinic though was amazing they took such good care of me and said it’s usually not cancer but obviously they needed to check. I had a scan and they told me immediately that it was just extra tissue which can happen especially at my menopausal age, I was so relieved. But I’m not underestimating how worried you will be as it’s all you can think about to start with but the whole point is that you are so doing the right thing by going to get it checked out. Good luck try to stay positive xx

Just reading this and I feel so much better. I had this about 6 months ago. Nothing to feel, I can't feel any lumps but a discomfort, sometimes burning sensation more an irritation in my armpit and at the edge of my left breast.  I had no rash and nothing visible to see. I had a mammogram and all good. However for 2 weeks now it's back. I have been terribly anxious imagining all-sorts. I'm overweight and am sure the fat in my armpit doesn't help! If it persists I'll call my GP again but getting an appointment due to Covid is impossible. I'm 5 years post menopause but lately have been having menopause symptoms so I'm pretty sure it's also hormonal. I am a bit obsessed about it and keep feeling under my arm so I'm sure that's it helping!! I hope everyone who has posted is well. 

Hi all.

I'm in my early 30s and I've had tenderness and heat underarm - sort of right in the space between my left breast and arm and over my shoulder for about 3 months now - on and off. It's dotted around in when it occurs during my cycle - maybe one day here and there, but generally is at its most noticeable around a week before and a few days after my period.

Ocassionally it'll lead to slight shooting heat right down to my nipple and around my shoulder and top of my arm and is additional to the pain in my breasts that I usually feel around the time I'm due to start my period.

I'm overweight, and this pandemic has just compounded the problem in that my arms are quite big and putting weight on has perhaps caused more pressure on where my bra strap sits - and even when I don't have a bra on, I can feel pressure against the sore area.

If I feel around; there is one sort of fatty deposit about 1 inches deep that is relatively tender to touch and now I know it's there I'm massively aware of it - but I can't genuinely pinpoint that that's where the pain and heat are coming from - and knowing it's there and it's sore, I must be holding my arm differently to compensate; but it's probably making it worse - plus constantly checking it will be compounding tenderness. My arm is now almost constantly tense unless I actively try to relax it - the front of the shoulder just below the end of the collarbone is especially achey if I don't try to relax before too long.

I also work at home (have been since March last year) - sitting (on a bar stool) at what can also be used as a standing desk (I go between them) - so I do regularly lean my left arm up against the riser - which I can see would contribute to shoulder/upper arm pain. But crucially, I can't decide whether the pain is symptomatic of holding my arm up too high, or if it was sore before and is just being worsened by doing that.

I had put it down to that for a good month or two, and since it came and went around my period (or at least I was less aware of it), also due to hormones... I had hoped it was just a phase and it would just go away, but every time it crops up and I mark it down in my period tracker and look at the ocassional randomness of it, I just have this incapacitating panic run through me that I'm ignoring something that might end up being beyond the point of help. 

Sorry for the rambling - I've been trying to contact my doctor all morning (and failing) because I've just had a jury citation in for the first time in my life and now I'm wondering - if it is a problem with my lymph nodes or something else serious, then, having not been *anywhere* (barely even going outside) all year and not seeing my family at all etc, I'm being forced to sit in a room with complete strangers for up to 10 days (potentially) when I might have a underlying health condition.

(Update - having had a doctor do a breast exam, they're pretty convinced it's a Fibroadenoma, not a lymph node; but am being sent for an ultrasound just to be sure. It's about 1-2 cm big and is just slightly too far up my breast to possible be caught in a Mammogram.)

Hi all.

I'm in my early 30s and I've had tenderness and heat underarm - sort of right in the space between my left breast and arm and over my shoulder for about 3 months now - on and off. It's dotted around in when it occurs during my cycle - maybe one day here and there, but generally is at its most noticeable around a week before and a few days after my period.

Ocassionally it'll lead to slight shooting heat right down to my nipple and around my shoulder and top of my arm and is additional to the pain in my breasts that I usually feel around the time I'm due to start my period.

I'm overweight, and this pandemic has just compounded the problem in that my arms are quite big and putting weight on has perhaps caused more pressure on where my bra strap sits - and even when I don't have a bra on, I can feel pressure against the sore area.

If I feel around; there is one sort of fatty deposit about 1 inches deep that is relatively tender to touch and now I know it's there I'm massively aware of it - but I can't genuinely pinpoint that that's where the pain and heat are coming from - and knowing it's there and it's sore, I must be holding my arm differently to compensate; but it's probably making it worse - plus constantly checking it will be compounding tenderness. My arm is now almost constantly tense unless I actively try to relax it - the front of the shoulder just below the end of the collarbone is especially achey if I don't try to relax before too long.

I also work at home (have been since March last year) - sitting (on a bar stool) at what can also be used as a standing desk (I go between them) - so I do regularly lean my left arm up against the riser - which I can see would contribute to shoulder/upper arm pain. But crucially, I can't decide whether the pain is symptomatic of holding my arm up too high, or if it was sore before and is just being worsened by doing that.

I had put it down to that for a good month or two, and since it came and went around my period (or at least I was less aware of it), also due to hormones... I had hoped it was just a phase and it would just go away, but every time it crops up and I mark it down in my period tracker and look at the ocassional randomness of it, I just have this incapacitating panic run through me that I'm ignoring something that might end up being beyond the point of help. 

Sorry for the rambling - I've been trying to contact my doctor all morning (and failing) because I've just had a jury citation in for the first time in my life and now I'm wondering - if it is a problem with my lymph nodes or something else serious, then, having not been *anywhere* (barely even going outside) all year and not seeing my family at all etc, I'm being forced to sit in a room with complete strangers for up to 10 days (potentially) when I might have a underlying health condition.

(Update - having had a doctor do a breast exam, they're pretty convinced it's a Fibroadenoma, not a lymph node; but am being sent for an ultrasound just to be sure. It's about 1-2 cm big and is just slightly too far up my breast to possible be caught in a Mammogram.)

[@hades21]‍  how did the ultrasound go? I obviously hope well. Just I had something similar to you, tends to be more pronounced the week before my period and up to a couple of days after, so am just curious

Hi,

This is pretty much my identical symptoms - swollen armpit, tender part where the breast meets armpit and tenderness all over. I am going through the menopause, I'm 43. Currently on day 6 of a bleed and on HRT. What worries me so much is that I also have a lump and the on off pain is with me all the time. I had a mammogram last year on the lump and it was clear - fibrous changes. But I am just so worried at the moment, I haven't been in pain like this before. Went to the doctor's yesterday who felt the lump and also thickening in another area. My neck has been aching for months when I turn it , thought my new pillows were too high but this morning I can definitely feel a swelling below my collar bone on the same side. I have been referred again. I am so hoping this is all hormonal but with my symptoms not going away, I am becoming increasingly concerned