Tender armpit

[Estrella1971]

I am a healthly 37 years old. Very healthy, no medical problems, except I always experience a range of symtoms during my mestrual cycle including tender breast. My left breast is slightly larger than my right (cup C on my right, cup D on my left) which the doctor has told me is normal. Ever since I can remember, my left breast feels lumpier than my right breast when I do my self examination. No breast cancer in my family, although my mom has fibrocystic breast.  But again all my doctors say my breast are normal. For the last year to year and a half my left breast is achy, even out of my normal mestrual cycle symptoms. I had my doctor checked it a year ago and again said it is normal. The achyness is persistant - on an off but persistant. It almost feels as though my breast is too heavy and heavyness makes hurt... About a month ago, I was exercising. As I hold a 5 Lb. weight on each of my hands, for some reason with the presure of the weight in my arms I felt a small little lump on my left armpit. Later that day I felt again went I went to sleep on lay on my left side. I did a self examination and my armpit was tender right in the middle. It's been over a month, the tenderness continues... I do not feel any lumps, no redness, no visible ingrown hair, nothing... just tenderness and the little lump I feel when press my arm against my breast. Is this anything I should be concerned about?

[SassyLassie]

It is always a good idea to have lumps in that area checked. As to the painful breasts, this could be due to "Estrogen Dominance" and you need to balance your hormones with a good, natural, bio-identical progesterone cream, you can purchase one at any health food store. It is amazing how it can help smooth out all kinds of hormonal problems. It has been known to help painful breasts and the benign cysts that sometimes accompany them, it is safe too.