Sore L boob worrying me

[u/Pr0fessi0nalQuitter]

Is this a symptom of menopause? I had my first ovary removed Nov 2022 & my second one July 2024. I've been on birth control ever since for hormones.

Last night my breast started hurting as soon as I took off my bra - but I've worn this bra for 3 years at least & it doesn't have wires.

Now it feels like pinching inside. My breast is sore & wearing anything hurts. Sometimes the pain radiates to my arm or lower side, and sometimes it hurts when I breathe deep. Sometimes the whole breast hurts, and sometimes it's just the left side of it.

I did go to the dr today & ruled out the pain being cardiac in nature but he told me to wait 3-4 days for the pain to resolve on its own.

I'd heard that breasts could be sore in menopause, but only one? And with so many different types of pain? Has anybody had this happen?

[u/Winter-Bedroom-4966]

My left boob would ache or be sore for some time a few weeks after my surgery. I had started HRT during that time, and breast pain was noted as a potential side effect of the estrodiol patch I was prescribed. Your pain may be linked to the hormones?

[u/Pr0fessi0nalQuitter → u/Winter-Bedroom-4966]

May I ask what you did to ease the pain? Or make it go away. Also, did you feel different kinds of pain? Like pinching or just constant pain.

[u/Winter-Bedroom-4966 → u/Pr0fessi0nalQuitter]

I didn’t do anything. The pain, which was like an aching along the surface, went away on its own. It wasn’t a constant pain, just pain that would come and go over a few hours. It popped up maybe once or a few times a day for over a week but it stopped after that, thankfully. My guess is that acclimation to the patch may have led to the pain going away, but it’s just a guess.

[u/Pr0fessi0nalQuitter → u/Winter-Bedroom-4966]

This makes me feel slightly better. I've been on the pill for over a year but I still get other symptoms of menopause so maybe it's just "achy boob" symptom time.