Axillary cording - axillary web syndrome
Hi all,
I hope someone had this before, a male, because I am only encountering this problem in females after breast surgery, due to scaring.
So, it looks like this [img]http://treatlymphedema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Axillary.jpg[/img]
Story:
I was doing pull ups taht day in my garage. Was incredibly hot inside, like in sauna so I was sweating like a pig (I usually sweat a lot). So I was hanging off of a bar and was doing little bit of violent stretching in between the sets, then I felt this piercing pain under the armpit. Wasn't first time, but next morning I had a lump in that place, so I blamed it on blocked sweat gland, since I was heavy on deodorants lately.
It was hard then softened with little puss but not much. Now, after a month it's still there but smaller and since it's shrinking few days ago from the same lump started to show that string leading down the inner arm to the elbow with stinging pain when trying to extend the elbow or put the arms above head. When I lift arm above head I see this string in the armpit. It's thin, like a very small tendon.
So, basically, it started as an axillary lymph node swelling then transformed into axillary cording.
I'm using some sort of anti-inflamation cream for the lump but nothing else. I found on net that women are taking physiotherapy for this kind of issue. No other solution exists.
Please comment if you have any experience, thanks.
Edit: I found this thread where few male patients report same occurence, but sadly without any solution ...
[url]http://www.lymphedemablog.com/2011/04/28/axillary-web-syndrome/[/url]