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Large Lump on Rib below Left Breast
I have a large lump on my rib that is right below my left breast. It is not in my breast but below my breast.I had a tumor removed a year ago in my right breast, which was benign, but this is strange. It is very large and very distinctive. Can you have a tumor on your rib and not in your breast that might be Breast cancer and what do you think it can be. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
I discovered a lump under left breast in July (female) right on chest wall, had MRI scan in September which showed a Lipoma, about size of a plum, harmless but uncomfortable due to location - had it removed yesterday under local anisthetic (ouch) will be sent for biopsy but surgeon 100% sure just a Lipoma (fatty lump).
Hazel (39 yrs)
Hazel (39 yrs)
I too found a pea size or larger lump under my right breast just below my bra strap line. It was tender and sore to the touch. It sits on top of my rib but is not attached, just kind of floats there. I went to my doctor today and he thinks it's lipoma. Which basically is a benign cyst or tumor. Here is a link to help you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoma
My mother died from lymphoma so I was more than a little concerned.
The doctor said that it can grow and shrink and may even go away. Because it is located just below my bra line it gets rubbed and irritated causing the soreness. Removing it may be just as bad as having it because the scare tissue left behind can become irritated and sore as well. So, he said, unless it gets to where it really becomes too disruptive for me or uncomfortable, it's probably best to just watch it over the next 6 months. I hope this helps someone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoma
My mother died from lymphoma so I was more than a little concerned.
The doctor said that it can grow and shrink and may even go away. Because it is located just below my bra line it gets rubbed and irritated causing the soreness. Removing it may be just as bad as having it because the scare tissue left behind can become irritated and sore as well. So, he said, unless it gets to where it really becomes too disruptive for me or uncomfortable, it's probably best to just watch it over the next 6 months. I hope this helps someone.
I read through these posts a few weeks ago when I noticed the small lump below my breast that has been there for about year, started hurting and increased in size dramatically. It started out the size of a BB and it's became the about the size of a half dollar coin. Everyone said they would repost when they found out what was going on in each situation. I didn't read anybody's repost because I couldn't find them. I decided I would let everyone know what I had to go through. My first appointment was 3 days ago. The doctor poked around at it, said it was cellulitus and prescribed me some agressive antibiotics and said she wanted to see me again the next afternoon. The next day, I went back in and the doctor thought it looked worse so it was decided that it would have to be cut open. I'm warning everyone, this is one of the most painful things I have ever experienced, this coming from someone who pulled her own tooth. The doctor couldn't give anything to numb it because the infection was so strong, it wouldn't do any good. So the doctor cut the area open and sqeezed so many times, I almost passed out from the pain. Then it was bandaged up and I was sent home with a different, more aggressive antibiotic and told if it didn't look any better in a day, I was to go straight to the ER. Unfortunately, I think they may have to cut on it again because one area isn't looking any better. And all this because I am hard headed and didn't want to go the doctor about it when it first started hurting.
Hello , i've just this minute got back from the doc. complaining of the same problem. Last summer a small lump appeared under my breast on the left side like so manny of you seem to have. I thought it was a big insect bite, but months later the lump was still there but not at all painful and i assumed it was fatty tissue. Last tues however it started to swell and get very tender, Saw the doc this morning and he immediately recognised it as a cyst which had become infected, said he sees it quite a lot and was nothing to worry about. On the spot he injected it with anaesthetic , lanced it, drained it and whatever else he had to do, couple of paper stiches etc. Forgot to mention that i live in france which has a superb heath system that deal with things extremely efficently. Wish everyone the best of luck and hope your problem is as easy to deal with as mine was.
36 year old male. Recently felt a lump about 4 inches below my right nipple. It is around 1 x 3cm and isn't very movable. (It seems to move with all the tissue/skin if I stretch but doesn't feel like an ingrown hair/etc.) There is no pain and it is not visible. It feels similar to a swollen lymph node, but I know there isn't a lymph node there. My doctor called for an ultrasound which failed to see anything. Any idea what this could be? Family is full of cancer, so of course worried. Thanks!
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I to have got a lump under the bottom of my left breast almost on ribs. That developed after my appendix brust. It dosent hurt but damn the lower part of my bra rides on it so sometimes irritates it and I have even noticed it has gotten bigger
I started hurting severely in my rib cage area (Left) Went to the Doctor and I found out not that day but I had a blister on my back....Went to the ER and discovered I had Shingles!ive had it 3 times now. The 1st was severe nerve pain attracting your system! Look for 1 blister or more! GOD Bless and I hope this helps! Emily
Ok so I have a cyst sitting on my 11th rib at the bottom and more towards my back and yesterday had to have it biopsied. I have had constant pain in that same spot for almost 2 years and no one even tried to help or explain until it broke my rib in May now they want to be concerned just had biopsy yesterday so I have to wait over a weekend to find out what's going on
I also have a lump, I call it a fatty deposit under my left breast, just on top of my rib. I've had it removed and it is just that, fat. It is not really attached to anything according to the doctor. Iit came back. Sometimes it feels like it's trying to pill away and then it hurts a lot. I dislike it for cosmetic reasons as it is very noticeable
This might be an answer for some: Tietze syndrome is a benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages. Read about it at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietze_syndrome
I have had a non moveable 1 1/2 inch lump on my rib since 1991. It is painful at times. Usually painful when my back is out. But painful at other times too. My doctor and I think it is due to, during pregnancy, my daughter was in the breech position up until the day before she was born and her head was pushing hard on my ribs. My doctor and I are assuming there was damage caused to the cartilage. As you can read in Wikipedia about Tietze Syndrome : "While the true causes of Tietze's Syndrome are not well understood, it often results from a physical strain or minor injury, such as repeated coughing, sneezing, vomiting, or impacts to the chest. It has even been known to occur after hearty bouts of laughter. It can occur by over exerting or by an injury in the chest and breast."
I have had a non moveable 1 1/2 inch lump on my rib since 1991. It is painful at times. Usually painful when my back is out. But painful at other times too. My doctor and I think it is due to, during pregnancy, my daughter was in the breech position up until the day before she was born and her head was pushing hard on my ribs. My doctor and I are assuming there was damage caused to the cartilage. As you can read in Wikipedia about Tietze Syndrome : "While the true causes of Tietze's Syndrome are not well understood, it often results from a physical strain or minor injury, such as repeated coughing, sneezing, vomiting, or impacts to the chest. It has even been known to occur after hearty bouts of laughter. It can occur by over exerting or by an injury in the chest and breast."
i haven't worn a bra in years (i live on the beach) i am 20 years old and i have all of these symptoms: all as you mentioned added with the previously mentioned "burning" or "spasm" in the same place as the lump but in my back, as well as the shortness of breath in that side (right in my case) and the whole area of the ribs itself is tender when breathing. I smoke, wondering did anyone else with this problem smoke before they found the lump? it was very sudden but makes sense, i havent been feeling myself in a long time. Hoping i can find a doctor who will shine some light. Thanks for listening, i hope together we can find some answers.
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I swear i am having the exact same problem with the lump on my rib cage under my left breast the shortness of breath i went to the e.r they only did an xray and urine test to tell me i had a kidney infection in both kidneys on top of an bladder infection with an infection in my lung that pushed up from the bladder and kidney infection. They gave me antibiotics for 2 weeks tell me why i am still hurting with the exact same symptoms. Im going to get a 2nd opinion because i know something is wrong.. But good luck to you.
i have the same problem , i have a lump on my left side under neath my left boob , its ontop of my rib , i had it for a bought a year now , and i went to the doctor and they said it was just a fatty part . but i did sit ups like they said and nothing happend . it hurts when i sit a certain way now and i just turned 17 . did you find out yet ?
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I’m sixteen and have the exact same thing you have. I’ve noticed when I put a little pressure on it gas moves around in my body. I dont poop very often so I think that’s the problem, at least with me.
I to have these same problems...lump on right shoulder tender and size of golf ball , tender and lumpy on lower left side of ribs and also IBS symptoms for last year and if I drink alcohol feel really ill , my right shoulder is very painful and keeps locking and clicking with no strength left in it , can't even pick up full kettle now .....waiting for hospital appointment to come through .
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I have had the same symptoms since April. Did this ever get diagnosed or get better on its own?
I have a lump under my left breast, and pain. It is very small, not even enough to cut for a biopsy. I am a month away from my 10 years mark as a survivor. I had inflammatory breast cancer. I saw the doctor. She said it is residual pain from the radiation of the cartilage surrounding the ribcage. We are going to do a PET scan to rule out anything. I have read the above posts and agree with what the doctor and others said: you know your body, trust your instincts, and be your own advocate. If you feel that something is amiss than pursue it. You have the right to copies of your test results. Read up and study what things mean and what diagnoses mean and go from there after you have some data.
I have a very large 5inch long by 1 inch wide very painful lump on my right side feels as though it my be on a rib starts just at my breast tissue and curves around to my back waiting for ct scan has anyone heard of this before
I have a very large 5inch long by 1 inch wide very painful lump on my right side feels as though it my be on a rib starts just at my breast tissue and curves around to my back waiting for ct scan has anyone heard of this before
I am having this same lump between my breast on the ribs, i had breast cancer 2010 and had the left breast removed and it is under that breast, it burns when i eat sometimes and it feels hard and a bit uncomfortable. I am 4o now and had a baby last December. I will go and see the doctor soon.
I am having the same issues and very painful under the left breast never had before with the large lump/ridge area, there is a small ridge/lump under the right but no where near like the left. When I asked my Dr about it...she said it was from wearing an under wire bra (of which I have worn all my life and have never had a problem before!) but I wonder do any of you on here wear an Under Wire Bra???
I experience having that lump you guys are trying to explain.... i got a 2 lump on my left breast, and it hurts when im tryig to feel it... its just last week.. but now its already gone.. i think its just because of my monthly period.. so some of you guys who are experiencing this kind of lump, you guys shouldnt worry that much.!:) godbless guys...
I'm still here. The lump has gone. I'm sure it was a sprained muscle from lifting that masonite onto the wall and nailing it. Then resting my left elbow on the arm of the chair pulled it further, as the collar bone muscle joins the rib at the same point and stretched the muscle out of place further. Thought I'd follow up FYI.
Have had this lump about a month mine is very noticed u can tell the difference from one side to the other very painful and ive been sick on stomach too lost about 20 pds in a month hurts to lift anything
Okay, I've got it too. I've had a pain along my 5th left rib, running from mid-breast back and up at the angle of the rib to about mid-side. It doesn't go right around to the spine. I noticed it about 3 weeks ago, after putting some big sheets of heavy masonite on the lounge room wall that I'm renovating. I felt the strain across my upper abdomen at the time because it was really hard to lift them, move them into place, then nail them by myself. Anyway, a few days afterwards I noticed a pain on the left rib, difficult to breathe and cough; sneezing is a nightmare. I've done a bit of anatomy, so thought it was possibly a strained muscle between or along the ribs. Looked it up and expected the symptoms to go away in a couple of weeks. Now, when I lay down at night, I can feel a hard lump on the 5th rib at about mid-side or just to the front of it. Yes, it is along the exact line of the bra wire (that some have mentioned in previous posts) and wearing one sometimes is very painful. But the pain is worse at night when lying down. The lump is on the rib or underneath it. It's not in the breast tissue. The pain runs along the outside of the rib from the side, then goes underneath it into the upper abdomen closer to the sternum. You know how it's natural to rub the muscle when you've strained it to relieve the pain? It's painful and tender to touch the side of the rib, but you can't 'touch the pain' along the front of the rib, which makes me think it's a muscle that attaches itself to the side of the rib, then moves into the abdomen. The lump that I've noticed now could be an inflammation and swelling where the muscle joins the rib at the side. I've got a feeling that's what it is. Mine also gets worse after sitting at the computer for long periods, as others have said. I think that's because there is a muscle from the shoulder that joins the 5th rib at the same place. I usually sit with my left elbow on the armrest of the chair or desk to prop my chin, which is a bad habit and posture. But I think this also exacerbates the pain and aggravates the torn muscle and ligament along the rib. Continuing to life heavy things, like you do with renovating and child care, repeatedly strains the rib muscle so it's not getting a chance to heal. That's why the pain is continuing for longer than the usual 2-6 weeks. I hope that's the answer. I really don't want to go down the road of endless doctor and hospital visits for the next few years. Hope that helps. Google some anatomy pics of the rib muscles and you'll see what I'm saying.
Medicine (medical treatment) is more of an art than a science. Doctors are humans/mortal (just like everyone else). If you went to 10 different doctors (with the EXACT same symptoms) you may end up with 10 different digagnosis, and 10 different treatment plans.
There is an old saying that says opinions are like @$$holes (in that everybody has one). That applies to ALL people (including doctors :-)
There is an old saying that says opinions are like @$$holes (in that everybody has one). That applies to ALL people (including doctors :-)
Hey everybody i have a knot under my left breast and got very worried and went to the doctor and they did a x-ray because the doctor said it felt like my rib was swelled x-ray was fine so they done a ct-scan and i got the results today and i have inflamed rib which is called Costochondritis
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