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Posted 10/16/2014 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
I have some fatty breast tissue in my right armpit for years (yeah, weird), basically looks like a little piece of fat when I rest my arms. I get it checked out by a doctor every year, but I have noticed some changes. There now seems to be a little pea-sized cyst or lymph node in there. I have an appointment tomorrow to check it out, but was wondering how one can tell the difference between cyst and a lympnode? I had a little cyst on my left armpit a few months back, but that one was easy to decipher because it was on the surface of the skin. This one is really deep in my armpit and is tender to touch.
Posted 10/17/2014 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
I have a couple lymph nodes that have been a bit swollen and sore off and on since lyme disease.

because it's under the arm, you should get it checked out, just to put your mind at ease.
Posted 10/17/2014 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I have a pretty big tumor in my chest wall, kinda under my arm. Been there for almost a decade. It's benign so I left it in. But if it rolls around when you touch it, or like feels soft and slippery it's most likely benign. But I had tons of MRIs to make sure
Posted 10/17/2014 4:44 PM (GMT 0)
Please let us know how your appt goes!!!
Posted 10/17/2014 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
I will - thanks everyone!

My anxiety which was gone, is creeping back because of this. Its not as bad as it used to be but I am obsessing about it. I also have been having lower left abdominal pain, which I used to have when I had a cyst on my ovary and endomitrosis. I feel like I am full of cyst lately!

Posted 10/17/2014 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hopefully you will find out that it's all nothing to worry about at your appt!! I do hope all went well!
Posted 10/18/2014 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Saw the doctor and she said they are swollen lymph nodes an ultrasound was done and they looked normal. The reason for the pain is because they are found on breast tissue in my armpit and that makes it more tender. She actually found a larger one in my other armpit. She said its inflammation , all the abx go through the lymphnodes which can cause them to react - and I am on a lot of them! Another reason could just be from the lyme itself.
Posted 10/18/2014 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so glad to hear that this was only inflamed lymph nodes!!turn

They get swollen due to the dead bacteria and other debris that they filter out of your blood - with being in treatment, you have a larger than normal amount of this debris in your blood, so the lymph nodes will sometimes get "clogged" - for lack of a better term right now.

You should begin to do some lymph massages and do you dry skin brush? One of the purposes of dry skin brushing is to help the lymph fluid move more. You can find a video of how to do a Lymph massage on yourself on You Tube, or I can link one for you.

Some people use other products to help their lymph nodes from staying so swollen and sore. You may want to consider this as well.
Posted 10/18/2014 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks traveler! I want to get a lymphatic massage but I get freaked out because of my picc line, I don't want to be touched worries it will be pulled. I need to get over that.

Thanks for tips!
Posted 10/18/2014 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Try watching this and doing it yourself then - it would take away that worry!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-wi0d7-Ro
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