What Causes Dull Left-sided Dull Underarm Pain?

Posted on Mon, 9 Mar 2015

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Question : I'm a 24 year old female. I'm having an dull left underarm pain with no lump and pin and needle feeling on different parts of my body. I had an headache the day before. I was wondering could it be menstrual related.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to nerve compression in neck

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that your pain can be due to nerve compression in neck, Also called cervical spondylitis. But before I advised any thing I want to know few detail about your illness.
1.Do you work for long time on desk like computer /file work?
2. Did you had any jerk in neck recently?
3.Do you have pain on movements or all the time?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (12 minutes later)

I am always on my laptop because I'm an online college student. I do a lot of school work on my computer, so I do work for a long time on my laptop. I may have had some kind neck jerk, I'm not too sure, but I do have bad posture because I don't sit against a chair a lot of the time. Also, I do have pain on movements, but it is not all the time.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You need neck muscles exercises

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for replying my answers. I believe you are having cervical spondylitis. In this as I mentioned before there is nerve compression in neck due to continue pressure.I have following suggestions for you.
1.Meet a physio and start intermittent cervical traction exercises.
2.Avoid using very high pillow and keeping neck in same position for long time. You can take 5 minutes break in between your work.
3.If pain increases than you need to take Pregabalin and Methylcobal tablet one daily.
I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (9 hours later)

Okay, thank you so much for answers and help. Actually, I feel a whole lot better today than I did a few days ago. If it continue to progress, I definitely see a physio. Thank you once again.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
wish you a good health

Detailed Answer:
hello,
it is good that you feel better now. Just follow my suggestion so that you do not develop this in future.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar