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Does Undergoing Mammogram Cause Pain In Upper Arm And Below Armpit?

Have shooting pains in upper arm, inside, about one or two inches below the armpit. Just had annual mammogram at 1:00 pm today. Pain started late afternoon, isn t constant, but maybe 3-4 times an hour. Haven t lifted anything or done anything out of the ordinary this afternoon. Could the mammograms be the reason for the pain? Thank you.
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hi, sometimes people do feel this kind of pain even when they have had crutches under their arm. It typically also goes away. I doubt mammogram must have done that, but even in that case it should go away in a day or two. if it persists for more than 7 days and is disturbing or annoying your routine life, we should get it assessed by a neurologist since shooting pain can be due to irritation of nerve roots.
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Does Undergoing Mammogram Cause Pain In Upper Arm And Below Armpit?

Hi, sometimes people do feel this kind of pain even when they have had crutches under their arm. It typically also goes away. I doubt mammogram must have done that, but even in that case it should go away in a day or two. if it persists for more than 7 days and is disturbing or annoying your routine life, we should get it assessed by a neurologist since shooting pain can be due to irritation of nerve roots. I hope this helps do let me know if you have any more questions for me.