areola enlargement

[zerosab]

Hi,wondered whether you could help
My right breast has grown larger then my left breast,(about 4 weeks ago was pointed out to me) and my right aerola has gone much larger than my left areola, im assuming this is because of the change in size.
the veins on the right breast are more prominent and the muscle around my right armpit(especially at the front) seems larger than the left.i have also noticed some veins (think they are new, below my armpit)
i am quite an allergic person and am wondering whether a deodorant could cause a low level infection, I have been using a sensitive roll on, but am now avoiding deoderant where possible.I suspect this because the armpit sometimes feels like its burning (with and without deoderant) and i have had intermitent stabbing pains in both breast at times.(last 3-4 months)(not cyclical)
i have an issue with joint pain at present, could this be caused by infection? i had tests for joint pain - ana, crp, thyroid, plasma viscosity, blood count . all normal
would an infection not show up in a blood count?
how long should I wait for the swelling to go down by itself?

thanks very much

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear zerosab:  Without evaluation, we cannot speculate on what might be causing the swelling.  Infection may show up in a blood count as an elevated white blood cell count but this is not always the case and one cannot localize an infection with this method.  If this has occurred suddenly and is associated with redness or warmth to touch, you should be evaluated very soon.  If these other symptoms are not present, you should be evaluated by your doctor to identify the cause of the swelling.