Armpit pain

prayrv
prayrv Member Posts: 941
edited June 2014 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

I posted this on another thread, but so far no input so I decided that maybe someone here might give some insight.

Has anyone ever had a bruised feeling in their armpit?  I had my left side mx in 06-2007 and lately I have been having a throbbing/bruised feeling in my right armpit that also seems to radiate to the breast..  I just had a physical and my PCP and all my bloodwork (CBC) was normal except low WBC, which is always normally low.  Any ideas? 

Thanks.

Trish

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  • kdholt
    kdholt Member Posts: 229
    edited April 2011

    Trish,

    I have been experiencing similar symptoms, except I am experiencing it on the same side as my surgery which was 3 years ago. I am wondering if mine is scar tissue. Up until now, my armpit was kinda numb, but now numbness is gone. Can scar tissue be tender 2 1/2 - 3 years after surgery? I also have mild LE in my left arm so don't know if that is part of the problem or what is going on. I feel no lumps or bumps at all. Breast looks normal- tenderness seems to be near surgical scars and definitely radiates to breast area near incision area for lumpectomy-that spot has been tender since surgery. Sorry I don't have any words of wisdom for you, but if your blood work and everything were ok I wouldn't  worry to much about it. May be you just pulled a muscle. As we get older these tend to take longer to heal. How long have you been having these symptoms? I have had mine for 2 weeks. Anyone else out there experience something similar and have any words of wisdom to share?

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  • kdholt
    kdholt Member Posts: 229
    edited April 2011

    Anyone out there experience arm pit pain 2 or more years after rads? Any ideas as to what it could be since there are no lumps, bumps, discoloration, etc? Is scar tissue a possiblity?

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  • Bren-2007
    Bren-2007 Member Posts: 6,241
    edited April 2011

    Kd .. I still have issues with my arm pit and it's been four years since surgery for me.  It's also numb, so I have to be careful shaving that side.  My doc's have pretty much told me it's permanent the way it is now.  I think it's scar tissue from surgery and rads.  Also, some nerve damage from treatment.

    Bren

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  • kdholt
    kdholt Member Posts: 229
    edited April 2011

    This just kinda occured 2 weeks ago and surgery and rads were 21/2- 3 yrs ago. Is it possible for "issues" to still occur?

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited April 2011

    kd,

    My issue is on the non bc side.  It feels bumpy and bruised.

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  • wallan
    wallan Member Posts: 1,275
    edited April 2011

    Hey prayrv:

      I have had the same thing. My bc was on my right side, had mastectomy, lymph nodes out and rads and chemo.

      Its been 7 years for me. About 2 years ago, I had that achy bruised, lumpy feeling in my other armpit. It came and went. But it has totally disappeared now.

      Hugs

    Wendy 

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