Hello all!! 33 years old African American male. 6’5 Around 2017, I started noticing I had dull/aching pain in my right arm/shoulder that goes to my armpits as well. Sometimes it goes to my left armpit/shoulder but it’s mostly localized on the right side. I noticed this became more apparent after I drunk alcohol as well. I had a ultrasound of the area(right side) and everything including the lymph nodes appeared to be fine so I stopped stressing about it
I had unfortunately googled and saw that pain after alcohol is usually a sign of lymphoma and freaked out, which resulted in me getting the ultrasound
This year I unfortunately started drinking again due to stress from work and life in general, and again I noticed the pain on the right side specifically. Sometimes before the pain would appear even when I didn’t drink and again, it would go to the left side as well so I didn’t freak myself out all over again but lately I’ve been getting more checkups at the doctor and thought about it
i also started feeling pain in my right inner thigh as well. Today I had more than a few drinks and the pain in my inner thigh area became pronounced. Now I’m suspecting the worse already.
My question is are there other causes of pain in the underarm/armpits area? Specifically after drinking alcohol? I do have some kidney issues though it’s in its early stages. My liver is also a bit enlarged but similar to the kidneys, it’s early stages.
Hi Crafty919 and a warm welcome to this corner of the Community although I am sorry to see you joining us. I am Mike and I help out around our various Lymphoma groups.
For some context I was diagnosed way back in 1999 at 43 with my first type of lymphoma a type of slow growing Low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma) ……. then in late 2013 a second, more aggressive type of fast growing High-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma) was then presenting so I different appreciate the challenges of this journey rather well.
I have also been volunteering on here and another specialist Lymphoma support platform for a good number of years.
There are various Symptoms of Lymphoma and a reaction to alcohol can be one…… as this presents as swollen lymph nodes can become painful soon after drinking alcohol. This affects up to 5 in 100 people with Hodgkin lymphoma… but I would suggest that over time you would most likely be presenting with other symptoms as well.
But I know people who find their bodies just become generally allergic to alcohol and find drinking alcohol has an adverse effect on their body…… and your kidney and liver issues may be reflecting this.
You need to work with your medical professionals to get yourself well checked over and try and pinpoint what is causing these pains.
Although I have been on my Lymphoma journey for over 25 years, being treated for 2 rare types of T-Cell Non Hodgkins Lymphomas…… so in some respects I know ‘my’ condition very well.
I would guess that there are many health conditions or health problems that could cause the challenges you are having but this is when you do need the advice of a medical professional.
This is the inherent dangers of consulting Dr Google as it does not take all the ‘other’ mitigating factors into account…..
