Terrified!! Breast indent when raising arms..

A few days ago when I raised my arms to pin my hair up I noticed a large indent underneath my left breast. I do feel for lumps when I’m in the shower but never usually take any notice in the mirror. The indent only shows when I’m raising my arms and is underneath my breast on the inside. No idea how long it’s been there. I’ve lost a stone and a half in the last 3 months and I am wondering if being a bit fatter maybe disguised the indent? Anyway, when I saw it initially I hoped I’d been sitting in a position where my bra may have dug in and that it would just disappear. It hasn’t and the more I look at it in the mirror the worse it looks. I have a GP appointment booked for tomorrow but I am absolutely worried sick. I’m 42 and have large (36G) and extremely far from perky breasts and feel so embarrassed already about having to bare all to the Doctor but I’m also thinking because they’re so big it might make it harder to detect anything? Doctor Google has absolutely scared me to death as everything l have seen so far implies an indent is a sign of advanced and aggressive cancer. I’ve spent all day today crying and convincing myself it’s going to be the worst case scenario. I’m not sure why I’m posting in here as I know that without any examinations or tests there are no definitive answers but I don’t have anybody else to talk to. Any positive stories would be good.

Thank you for taking time to read this,

Emma

  • Hi Emma I stumbled across this post after finding a dent in my breast and in an absolute mess with anxiety. I’m currently in bed sobbing. 
    When I lift my arm I notified a small dent in my breast, on the side, can’t feel any lump as such, just the dent. 

    In seeing GP on Thursday, bur worried beyond relief after making the mistake of googling. But I do feel some reassurance as reading about your good news :) xx

  • Hi Casey, I felt just like you. Google had convinced me it couldn’t be anything but bad news. I’m so sorry to hear you’re going through the same. Hopefully everything will be fine but you’re definitely doing right getting it checked out. Please let us know how you get on. Keeping my fingers crossed for a good outcome xx

  • Hi Casey,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am sorry to hear that you find yourself in this situation too and can assure you that nearly all of us are an emotional mess while we are waiting for results. Don't worry about the tears - these are a good stress reliever - and this is a very stressful time. You have done the right thing in getting this investigated.  Googling is a big mistake and always ends up making us feel worse than we are. I know that it's tempting to do so, but try to avoid doing so. 

    It's not long until you see your GP. If s/he is at all concerned, they will refer you to the breast clinic, for further investigations. Sometimes we have to wait a further 1-2 weeks for the results of these. Try to find something to keep your mind occupied in the meantime. Thankfully, Emma's good news is not all that unusual. Only two people out of every 10, who attend the breast clinic will get a cancer diagnosis. The problem is that not many come back to the forum to share their good news.

    I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found on Thursday.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Thanks so much, really appreciate that. Im going away for the day today and I’ve been awake all night :(. Hoping I can still enjoying our day out, as it’s a rare day off work xx

  • Hi  good luck with your appointment. Please let us know how it goes.

    emma xx

  • Thanks so much. I have my app at breast clinic on wed xx

  • Feeling very nervous and not sleeping :( xx

  • My appointment is this afternoon I think I saw every hour in the night with worry! 

  • Please let us know how you get on with you app. Praying for good news and sending a hug x

  • I know exactly how you feel    Good luck and please let us know how it goes this afternoon.

    Emma xx

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