Hey all!
I’m 33 and a week and a half before my period my breasts became SUPER sensitive. Heavy, painful to touch…you know the drill…anyway this is normal I know and I also know that my breasts are a bit lumpy to begin with after breastfeeding three kids.
However my period is almost over and my left breast and armpit feel swollen and achy still. Also my armpit feels slightly more “plump” compared to my other armpit. My neck, shoulders and left arm is super stiff and im starting to fear something bad is going on. I can definitely feel more fatty tissue in my left armpit than my right one but no lump…my breast feel lumpy and achy although A LOT better than last week. My youngest is almost two and I keep carrying him on my left side with just one arm and I guess he’s getting heavy. I’ve also been super stressed this last month and not sure if the stress might be causing some of this. I discovered a round and movable and smooth lymphnode at the base of my hairline. Not too worried as I have one on my neck that doesent go away. I had an ultrasound done on this node a year and a half ago and it was nothing. Although I stressed myself into a bad case of shingles because I was convinced I had lymphoma…
No breastcancer in my family but I’m really scared to book an appointment for an ultrasound (they don’t recommend mammograms at my age where I live). I’m scared they’ll find something bad:( I know it’s stupid and I probably should go. The statistics on bc is insane and has me thinking “are there women that actually don’t get bc???”
Also, can the fact that I’m constantly pressing and pushin my fingers in and touching my armpit and breast make the pain consistent and not go away?