This is fascinating, PJ. Thanks for doing the research on what might be going on in these cases. It's amazing how the human body behaves and how much we don't know despite all the research that is being done.
strange that I read this. I had this happen two days ago. i didn't know what to make of it. I had a lump removed from the opposite breast about 5 years ago, only because I knew it was there and had to know. My lump was never seen on a mammogram not and ultrasound, only by self examination. So, I would say, if you are of age, be checked, but most of all, we know our bodies and we know if something isn't right and we should be diligent about our care, no matter what the first test reveals.
the day after my mastectomy, i started to feel a vibration in my right breast.My doctor said it was muscle twitching from the operation.It was really uncomfortable and i had to take pain meds every two hours.my doctor was getting permission from my insurance to give me botox when it finally stopped.now it only happens when i over exert the muscle
Amazing, I too have experience this and it truly feels like a cell phone vibrating. I wear scrubs to work and do not keep my cell phone in the chest pocket but literally reached up to my breast to get my phone b/c I thought it was in my pocket vibrating! Picture that with no phone really there... then try to explain to co-workers why you just grabbed your breast... that was vibrating.... LOL!! This only happens in my left breast, at the site of a needle loc biopsy I had 9 years ago.... hmmm.
This is so ironic that I just have to comment :) I am a breast cancer survivor, 6 months of clear scans now after stage 4 IDC, wooohooo! I have never had my breast vibrate but in the past couple of weeks my right foot has been vibrating quite often. I asked my Oncologist about it thinking he would say it was a side effect of the chemotherapy I had endured but he looked at me like I was crazy. He suggested I soak my feet in warm water??? I guess they feel its better to suggest something rather than to say they have no clue, huh? Great topic, maybe someone can shed some light on the subject for us. After my own research I found that "stress" may be the culprit. Hope the new year find nothing but blessings for all of you.
~Kirsten
I did have chemo treatment with both Taxol and Taxotere and experienced a lot of tingling and numbness (among pain and swelling also) during and after my treatments. Most of that has subsided aside from my feet still looking like little sausages, lol. What I am experiencing now is much different. Its as if you were to put your feet on your refrigerator when its running (or other electrical device) and you can feel the vibrations....just inside my feet instead of outside. Doesn't hurt, only a bit annoying when trying to sleep. I'm assuming it is still some sort of side effects...that poison will hang around a lifetime I'm sure. Better health to us all :)
I too have felt the vibrating breast, after mastectomy (1-28-09). I guess it is the remaining muscles twitching. Funny thing is I had a bilateral mastectomy but I only feel this on my right breast, which had the cancer and radiation. I also get that funny feeling in my right hip, which is where I usually have my cell phone in my pocket. I wonder if there is a correlation there. I am 1 year survivor now and so far scans are good after having Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Praying for a cure for all! (I do have neuropathy in hands and feet from the Taxol and so far that has not gotten any better. I take 1800 mg a day of Neurontin but it doesn't help the tingling in my hands and feet and barely helps the pain).
Goot topic. Johanna
I'm an 80 year old male (with a total left hip replacement) with the identical symptoms (in my left hip area) mentioned in the "vibrating breast" article. Several times a month I get these sensations and until now thought they were associated with (1) some undiagnosed nerve or muscle problem related to my surgery, or (2) the fact that I wear my cell phone on my left hip. Interesting.
Thank you for your follow up on this problem. I have had this for about 10 days and it's making me crazy! I am almost 45, no phone issuses, pretty good health etc. I feel mine is stress or high anxiety related. Will look forward to seeing more info on this from you and the other posters.
Check out the original "vibrating breast" post - you may find some helpful information there. PJH
i just starting feeling this weird vibration inside my right breast a couple of days ago. wow, really weird, you can't put your hand on your breast and feel it but it sure is REAL. I was thinking it was because I just had my annualy mamogram a few days before and they pressed the crap out of my breasts so now maybe the nerves are just coming "unsmashed"
hope it goes away, SOON
I have not and do not have breast cancer (thank the Lord), but I have the vibrating breast problem. It is related to medication.
When I take OTC Prilosec I have the "twitching" when I take RX Prilosec I don't. Although the information available tells us that these drugs are the same they are not. RX is a capsule and OTC is a pill. My pharmacist says the inert ingredients are different.
I have tried the OTC twice. After about 3 days I get the vibrations. After ceasing the medication the vibration goes away in about 36 hours. No one has been able to explain this to me and my insurance company will no longer pay for Proton Pump Inhibitor prescriptions.
I had a Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy on my left breast on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Steeple Chase Cancer Center of Somerville, NJ. Prior to the procedure the attending nurse explained that during the procedure the doctor would be placing tiny steel clips in the areas of concern as markers once the samples had been extracted. This, they explained, was so that if it becomes necessary to revisit the area in the future and xray will reflect where samples were previously removed.
Since the procedure, I have experienced slight vibrations in the related breast (left); and, only in that breast. The vibrations only last a few seconds, and I have not discovered a correlation to any specific cause. The first time I noticed it I was moving around my home in different areas and it did seem to follow text messages that arrived on my mobile phone. That may have been a coincidence though. The next time I noticed it was later that night while heating something in the microwave. Naturally I was concerned at that point. The following day, I noticed that the vibrations continued at work, but did not necessary follow mobile phone activity or any other electronic device. I work in IT and am surrounded by electronic equipment throughout the day.
My follow up appointment with my primary care doctor is next week, Wednesday, May 26, 2010, and I also have an appointment with the surgeon who prescribed the procedure in early June; but, I may call the Steeple Chase center to inquire about the vibrations rather than wait until then.
Have a little peace of mind that if you have experienced this you are not only not alone, but you are not going CRAZY.
Stay tuned for an update
I too have the same feeling in my right breast. Since I am a breast cancer survivor, I went to see my breast surgeon who said she had never heard of this. I am glad to see that I am not crazy and other people have experienced this.
Does anyone have any diagnosis for this?
A
I have not had concer and do not have any other conditions that can explain this but the vibrations in my left breast are constant. They are extremely regular. The vibration lasts for a count of 2 and teh rest period lasts for a count of 2. I am not over stressed.
I cannot feel it if I put my hand on my breast but otherwise it is constant. What is it????
K
Sorry - no one knows for sure. The only thing doctors seem to agree on is that it's not serious, not a breast cancer symptom, and quite annoying! Have you read the original vibrating breast post? It's got all kinds of theories from many, many women describing their experiences... you'll find it interesting, I'm sure. Good luck - PJH
Thank you for your follow up on this. I have just started experiencing this same vibrating boob thing a couple days ago, and ive been really worried. Its something thats hard to explain and sounds crazy, and i dont know who to explain it to. Do i go to my doc, or to my plastic surgeon who put my implants in 3 yrs ago? Is it a leaking silicone implant, is it cancer, is it nothing? Im 39, although my brain tells me im in my 20s, so im definitely reaching an age where i should worry about strange things happening to my body. When i googled this i was so suprised, and relieved, to find hundreds of other people with the same thing. At least im not crazy. I would like a definite answer as to what it could be though.
Thank you for your follow up on this. I have just started experiencing this same vibrating boob thing a couple days ago, and ive been really worried. Its something thats hard to explain and sounds crazy, and i dont know who to explain it to. Do i go to my doc, or to my plastic surgeon who put my implants in 3 yrs ago? Is it a leaking silicone implant, is it cancer, is it nothing? Im 39, although my brain tells me im in my 20s, so im definitely reaching an age where i should worry about strange things happening to my body. When i googled this i was so suprised, and relieved, to find hundreds of other people with the same thing. At least im not crazy. I would like a definite answer as to what it could be though.
Darcy, there IS no definite answer - that's why there are so many people chiming in here. So far as I know, no one in the medical establishment has ever come up with a definitive cause for this vibration. If I were you, I'd wait a few weeks, and if you're still experiencing the vibration, speak with whoever is overseeing the implants - surgeon or doctor. It's probably nothing to worry about, but you should always report breast changes that last longer than a month. Take care- PJH
Hi: I know how you feel. I am 50 years old and had breast implants 8 years ago and just started working out at the gym. I am not lifting heavy weights but still am lifting weights. The vibrations started after I started at the gym. However, i will give this about a month and if it doesn't go away I am going to see my family doctor. I have never had a mammogram which is stupid I know and more than likely my doctor will order one just be on the safe side. I pray that this is nothing and can be explained away. 
I am 51, have had mammogram within the last 3 months, do NOT carry my cell phone anywhere but in my jeans pocket or purse and a few weeks ago my left breast started vibrating. It stopped. For that last couple of days my right breast is vibrating. If it was not for the fact that men report this same sensation in their own breast, I would have thought perhaps it had something to do with me entering menopause and my mammary glands shutting down for good. But, I am pretty sure that is not the problem for the guys who have felt this buzzing. So, it will continue to wake me at night and bug the heck out of me until it decides to stop. Then of course I expect the left to start back up again. I hope someone comes up with an answer. I need an answer. Cannot just let it go and say no one knows because we have lots of smart folks who are here to answer these questions and maybe they just have not gotten to this one yet... :/
I think the consensus is that no one - patients, doctors, researchers, no one - has come up with a definitive answer for this. If you scan through this thread, you'll see all the various suppositions; but none has been proven. One thing I think we can safely say, it has nothing to do with breast cancer... so that's a plus! But it doesn't help when you're lying there with your breast buzzing, does it? Sorry we can't offer any more than what's here... PJH
When reading other articles on this site I came across this one. I've actually looked this up in the past, but not seen any good answers.
I and others in my house get that vibration sensation in other areas of the body. It IS as if a cell phone is buzzing in the pocket when it isn't. I'll go through periods of time when it happens near the crease of my leg, the top of my leg or near my back pocket. And it's happened on my lower leg (where I never carry a phone).
Although not as often, it's happened to one of my girls and my husband, too. I do suspect that it is normal muscle twitches that we just relate to as feeling like a cell phone. How do our bodies/brains morphs that into feeling like a cell phone? Are our brains adapting? Or our bodies? Maybe that's movie stuff for the making!
I looked this up on the internet this evening, not believing other people could possibly have had this very strange sensation of a vibrating breast, it feels like a cell phone inside your bra, and comes about every 30seconds to a minute apart. How very weird it feels. I feel somewhat comforted that I am not alone in this, I thought something really weird was happening to me !!!
I googled this because since yesterday, I have felt the sensation three times in my right breast. It does indeed feel like a cellphone. I actually looked down at my breast to make sure I didn't have imy cellphone on me. I do however feel it's related to anxiety. I had a disagreement with an employee three times this week, making me upset. I also felt heart palpitations. Major coincidence that I starting taking sublingual B-12. I was hospitalized last August 2012 for severe anemia. I had 3 blood transfusions and cancer was ruled out. I was advised to take B-12 along with iron. I started to feel my anemia symptoms coming back. On Tuesday (April 30) I started to take B-12 again. I hope it goes away. It's a weird sensation indeed.
Joann, if you browse through this thread, you'll see that, luckily, the sensation seems to go away for most people after a short while. Apparnetly it's not connected with a serious medical condition, so it's probably just one of those things you have to wait out. I hope you have a less stressful week this coming week, and that you're able to successfully deal with your other health issues. Take care - PJH
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That is so strange!
Vibrating breasts? None here, so far. I like the explanation of the magnetic field and laptop.