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Terrified!! Breast indent when raising arms..

Emma2020
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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

  • Offline in reply to Casey123

    You definitely do right celebrating  

    I had an endoscopy in May due to acid reflux and having Helicobacter, which was cleared by loads of antibiotics. Another thing this year that had my anxiety levels through the roof. Didn’t have to wait for any results. They told me there and then that I had some inflammation from the acid but everything else was clear. I’ve just recently stopped taking Lanzoprazole and am trying to be careful what I eat as I know certain foods trigger the acid and stress definitely contributes as well.

    Emma xx

  • Offline in reply to Emma2020

    One thing after another eh ;) yes I’m trying to learn my food triggers too, and I’m dreading my endoscopy. I do need to look at my health anxiety again too. 
    she said today she couldn’t see the dent in my breast and there are no lumps in that area during my examination, so no ultra sound needed on that area, but she did do an ultra sound of the area above the dent, where my gp felt a lump and that came back ok and I had a clear mammogram. But I’ve got home and I can still see this tiny dent then I start having trust issues with doctors, it’s all part of how my mind works. Ridiculous isn’t it xx 

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