I’m in my early thirties and suffering with intermittent lumps. The lumps are mainly in my left armpit and are very tender at times. I assumed it was to do with being ill/time of the month, but they seem to have become far more frequent lately. I don’t know whether it’s possible that I can be getting ill and having raised lymph glands this frequently without ever feeling ill. Over the past few months I tend to get a lump for a few days/a week, then a few days lump free, then lump comes back etc. I generally don’t feel an actual lump, just notice that my armpit is sore again and can then find a lump if I search for it. When these lumps are here, my left breast often also feels achey and sore but I can’t find a lump in it. I sometimes get a sore armpit on my right side too but it’s less frequent.
I’ve also been noticing that my left breast gets quite itchy lately. I only wear soft stretchy bras so I’m not irritated by material and the skin on my breast looks no different. I just feel this itching around the centre/nipple area which doesn’t stop when I scratch it. My nipple looks exactly the same and there’s no rash or dry skin.
I don’t want to go if it’s not necessary but I am becoming a bit concerned. My mother in law had lumps in her neck which seemed to come and go and her GP brushed her off because the lumps weren’t constant but they did turn out to be cancerous. I was referred to the hospital at 18 for breast lumps which hadn’t gone after four months. Luckily, all was fine and the lump had gone by the time of my appointment. The doctor was quite patronising and told me that breasts can change throughout the month and I don’t need an appointment for this. I did try to explain that I’d had it for four months by the time I saw my GP but it’s not something I want to repeat.