Suggest Remedy For Pain In Underarm And Around The Chest Area

Posted on Sat, 21 Feb 2015

Question: Last night I started having pain in my underarm, around the area where my underarm and chest come together. It's a sharp pain that leaves my arm pit tender to the touch. I've never felt this before. Since I still had the pain this morning, I took Tylenol but that didn't do much. A few days ago I had a reoccurring pain return which is a sharp pain on the right side of my head a few inches above my ear. This also leaves my head feeling tender to the touch in that spot, it feels as if I'm being shocked. My neurologist doesn't have any availability for a few weeks. I took the Gabapentin that he gave me for leg pain (same "shock" type pain) and it seemed to help the head pains ( have not tried it yet for the arm pit pain). I have no lifted anything heavy recently or over exerted myself. Do you think this is all related and what could it be? It is completely different areas of the body, but it's strange that i'm getting the same pain all over the place. The head pain is becoming debilitating and I'm realizing that it's not just a migraine or sinus issue so I'm finally looking into it. Thank You!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to neurological causes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A sudden shock like pain that you have in the different areas can be due to a muscle spasm or neurological pain. Since gabapentin helped you last time, it can help you this time also. Doing hot compress and taking an oral muscle relaxant will also help. Do palpate the area for any swellings- It can happen due to swollen lymph nodes in the armpit also.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar