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Breast tissue in underarm
I have a lump on my underarm. It is not painful but it is ugly and it makes me very self conscious. When I got pregnant it really got big and filled with milk my doctor said it was breaast tissue that traveled into my armpit and that as long as it didn't hurt it really wasn't anything to worry about. It just looks like extra baggy skin and as a result I can't wear sleeveless tops. I've never known anyone else who has this to ask what they think or feel. My husband thinks if it bothers me so much I shyould have it removed. I am scared and want to know what the health risks are. Does anyone else have this problem? Shat should I do about it?
I finally told my obgyn that my "lumps" have been bothering me.....I'm 28 and I've had them since I was 16! He referred me to a plastic surgeon who has no idea what to call the surgery. CherConn, I have Blue Cross....what was the name of the surgery submitted to your insurance? BTW, I live in SC....Anyone know a good plastic surgeon that's dealt with this in this state?? I am going to try calling around....thx for any answers!!
so i am just so depressed and unhappy. ive been having breast fatty tissue problems(auxillary breast/upper back fat) for a while. it causes me to have to wear double d's bras with extra thick straps that are just so uncomfortable. i have an appointment with an plastic surgeon. i am a little concerned though with the cost of the procedure. does anyone know how much these procedures cost? anyway, it causes me to be real self concience when i have sex and i just want to get rid of it. help!!
SURGERY + FIRST TIME HOSPITAL TRIP + PHOTOS! (a very long story i'm afraid but if any part of it clears up anyone else's worries then that's a good thing!)
hello everyone! been reading this forum on + off for a while now, really big help and thanks for sharing all your stories so we know we're not alone!
i'm in the UK (NHS) and just had completely PAIN-FREE surgery, was my first hospital visit too so i can explain a little about what happens if it helps anyone going through the same thing, and there are photos on my profile if you want to have a look! i'll keep updating them as the months go on. PLEASE feel free to message me any questions if you want
2 years ago i put on weight from 9 stone to 10.5 stone, i'm 31 (had the op on my birthday!), so i put underarm flab down to that, until i realised i didn't have any on the other side! was completely wonky and couldn't wear strappy clothes anymore. GP referred me to hospital who gave me an xray, said it was just extra flab, not to worry.
went to GP a year later for something else, he asked how the bulge was, i showed him and he looked at my records, couldn't believe i'd only had an xray, he referred me again for an ultrasound + proper consultation.
breast surgeon said it'd grown, they'd better take it out, would be easy, just a few hours then could go home so would be day clinic surgery. small chance it could grow a bit after esp if i got pregnant (i don't have kids) but i thought any reduction is good!
Operation on Wed 12th Jan 2011 - I've never had surgery or been unconscious so was pretty scared, from whether i'd be allergic to something or whether i'd go loopy and sick under the anaesthetic.
after preparing me in pre-op, i had to wait a few hours on a bed in a room with lots of other nervous people. i'd only slept 3-4 hours which was actually a good thing - i spent the wait having a nap before they even gave me any drugs! so i was totally relaxed for the scary part
they move you to a separate room next to the theatre and take your blood pressure while putting the drip into your hand, which doesn't hurt, then they get you all monitored.
they inject the sedative to make you woozy which doesn't burn or hurt, so i said ok i'll just close my eyes and go to sleep, then a few seconds later they gave me gas and i was asleep in a few seconds, so was extremely quick overall. wasn't scary, just like going to sleep at night.
woke up an hour later, felt completely fine + well rested, came around straight away, no memory loss or jibbering, no sickness or dizziness, no pain or aches, i was hungry! had toast + water and was walking around straight away.
BUT - they told me they had to keep me overnight as it was a much bigger op than expected - instead of accessory breast tissue it was actually a LIPOMA (benign tumour), probably about 4-5 pounds, really hope they took some photos! 3 times bigger than they thought. i didn't mind staying overnight to be monitored, and they put a drain in too.
the drain is by the wound, it's a small tube that goes into a little pump + bag for blood but there wasn't much and they took it off the next morning, it didn't hurt and i just had to carry it when i went walking around. there was 1 stitch where the drain was which got taken out and the swab for that comes off on Monday. the wound has dissolvable stitches which are covered by transparent film, the film looks a bit messy with old blood but it's ok.
they were surprised how quickly i recovered. i had a painkiller in the evening, everyone gets a stomach injection to stop getting blood clots. in the morning i had 2 paracetamols just in case, still no pain or aching. more tired from lack of sleep due to other people snoring! and they come around every half hour to take your temp/blood pressure/check wounds, then hourly overnight but it's good being looked after so well.
i could move my arm, type, use my phone and carry small things straight after waking up so movement isn't an issue, obviously i'm taking it easy, but it's reassuring as i'd been expecting to be unable to move my arm for a few days.
my local nurse will remove the film strips in 2 weeks, i have a check-up 2 weeks after that. i'm working from home for a week, got a bit tired today (3rd day) after doing a fair bit of house work so just need to take it easy at first..
the difference to my shape is unbelievable, it looks totally normal even with the wound, i can wear strappy clothes again! once the swab + film strips are off you won't be able to see anything unless i raise my arm, it's really discreet and i highly recommend going ahead with the op!
hello everyone! been reading this forum on + off for a while now, really big help and thanks for sharing all your stories so we know we're not alone!
i'm in the UK (NHS) and just had completely PAIN-FREE surgery, was my first hospital visit too so i can explain a little about what happens if it helps anyone going through the same thing, and there are photos on my profile if you want to have a look! i'll keep updating them as the months go on. PLEASE feel free to message me any questions if you want
2 years ago i put on weight from 9 stone to 10.5 stone, i'm 31 (had the op on my birthday!), so i put underarm flab down to that, until i realised i didn't have any on the other side! was completely wonky and couldn't wear strappy clothes anymore. GP referred me to hospital who gave me an xray, said it was just extra flab, not to worry.
went to GP a year later for something else, he asked how the bulge was, i showed him and he looked at my records, couldn't believe i'd only had an xray, he referred me again for an ultrasound + proper consultation.
breast surgeon said it'd grown, they'd better take it out, would be easy, just a few hours then could go home so would be day clinic surgery. small chance it could grow a bit after esp if i got pregnant (i don't have kids) but i thought any reduction is good!
Operation on Wed 12th Jan 2011 - I've never had surgery or been unconscious so was pretty scared, from whether i'd be allergic to something or whether i'd go loopy and sick under the anaesthetic.
after preparing me in pre-op, i had to wait a few hours on a bed in a room with lots of other nervous people. i'd only slept 3-4 hours which was actually a good thing - i spent the wait having a nap before they even gave me any drugs! so i was totally relaxed for the scary part
they move you to a separate room next to the theatre and take your blood pressure while putting the drip into your hand, which doesn't hurt, then they get you all monitored.
they inject the sedative to make you woozy which doesn't burn or hurt, so i said ok i'll just close my eyes and go to sleep, then a few seconds later they gave me gas and i was asleep in a few seconds, so was extremely quick overall. wasn't scary, just like going to sleep at night.
woke up an hour later, felt completely fine + well rested, came around straight away, no memory loss or jibbering, no sickness or dizziness, no pain or aches, i was hungry! had toast + water and was walking around straight away.
BUT - they told me they had to keep me overnight as it was a much bigger op than expected - instead of accessory breast tissue it was actually a LIPOMA (benign tumour), probably about 4-5 pounds, really hope they took some photos! 3 times bigger than they thought. i didn't mind staying overnight to be monitored, and they put a drain in too.
the drain is by the wound, it's a small tube that goes into a little pump + bag for blood but there wasn't much and they took it off the next morning, it didn't hurt and i just had to carry it when i went walking around. there was 1 stitch where the drain was which got taken out and the swab for that comes off on Monday. the wound has dissolvable stitches which are covered by transparent film, the film looks a bit messy with old blood but it's ok.
they were surprised how quickly i recovered. i had a painkiller in the evening, everyone gets a stomach injection to stop getting blood clots. in the morning i had 2 paracetamols just in case, still no pain or aching. more tired from lack of sleep due to other people snoring! and they come around every half hour to take your temp/blood pressure/check wounds, then hourly overnight but it's good being looked after so well.
i could move my arm, type, use my phone and carry small things straight after waking up so movement isn't an issue, obviously i'm taking it easy, but it's reassuring as i'd been expecting to be unable to move my arm for a few days.
my local nurse will remove the film strips in 2 weeks, i have a check-up 2 weeks after that. i'm working from home for a week, got a bit tired today (3rd day) after doing a fair bit of house work so just need to take it easy at first..
the difference to my shape is unbelievable, it looks totally normal even with the wound, i can wear strappy clothes again! once the swab + film strips are off you won't be able to see anything unless i raise my arm, it's really discreet and i highly recommend going ahead with the op!
I have had the same issue as many of you in this forum. I have three kids and with each one it got bigger and bigger. I went in to see a new OB for a completly different reason and while doing an exam he saw how big my armpits where. He then told me that I could have them removed. I was so excited, but so scared at the same time.
I had them removed on 12/10/2010. Its been a month now. I had another proceedure done at the same time and was in the hospital for a day. When I woke up, my armpits were double the size they were going into the surgery. It was so unconfortable to even put my arms down with the huge buldge. The doctor did tell me that there was a possiblity that they would fill up with fluid, I was not expecting this much fluid. When I went in for my post op visit, the surgen removed about 300 ml of fluid from one of my armspits. A whole water bottle. Since then, I have been having to go back to get fluid removed twice a week. Now that we are in a new year, our insurance changed and I can not go back to the same doctor. I went to visit a doctor in my plan and he drained out the water again. He said that he could put in drains, but I dont know if that is a good idea since I am back at work already.
My question to anyone out there.. Did anyone else have to go thru this? I am worried that I may have to go back to have the extra skin removed since it was not done this time around. I dont think I am up to having that done.
I had them removed on 12/10/2010. Its been a month now. I had another proceedure done at the same time and was in the hospital for a day. When I woke up, my armpits were double the size they were going into the surgery. It was so unconfortable to even put my arms down with the huge buldge. The doctor did tell me that there was a possiblity that they would fill up with fluid, I was not expecting this much fluid. When I went in for my post op visit, the surgen removed about 300 ml of fluid from one of my armspits. A whole water bottle. Since then, I have been having to go back to get fluid removed twice a week. Now that we are in a new year, our insurance changed and I can not go back to the same doctor. I went to visit a doctor in my plan and he drained out the water again. He said that he could put in drains, but I dont know if that is a good idea since I am back at work already.
My question to anyone out there.. Did anyone else have to go thru this? I am worried that I may have to go back to have the extra skin removed since it was not done this time around. I dont think I am up to having that done.
I had surgery by a cosmetic surgeon last Friday (12/10/2010) to remove breast tissue under my arms. I was thrilled to learn that this was fairly common, and even more thrilled to learn that insurance covers the procedure (Blue Cross in USA)
I have drains exiting both armpits that I'm anxious to have removed as they really limit activity, and are a bit painful. The purpose though is to prevent those areas from filling with fluid. My surgeon also removed excessive skin after the tissue was removed. It's too early to tell how I will look, but all in all, very happy I had this day surgery performed.
My sister died at 45 of breast cancer, and my grandfather died of cancer that was first found in a tumor under one arm. It's a difficult place to monitor, as well as just ugly. So I encourage you to get rid of it!
I have drains exiting both armpits that I'm anxious to have removed as they really limit activity, and are a bit painful. The purpose though is to prevent those areas from filling with fluid. My surgeon also removed excessive skin after the tissue was removed. It's too early to tell how I will look, but all in all, very happy I had this day surgery performed.
My sister died at 45 of breast cancer, and my grandfather died of cancer that was first found in a tumor under one arm. It's a difficult place to monitor, as well as just ugly. So I encourage you to get rid of it!
I went to see the doctor today regarding my extra breast tissues under my both arm pits, and my doctor say i can remove it easily, i've been suffering this for years and i'm so excited, but i do have a little concern about the surgery. i'm currently work and i dont know how many days i need to to off. and what is the chance for growing back?
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