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Sinking in breast when lifting arms

Bobbins
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I'm originally from the UK but living in Ireland at the moment. I noticed last Thursday when getting out of the shower that when I raised my arm I got a dent appear at the bottom of my left breast. 

I wasn't sure if I was seeing things so I asked my partner on Saturday if he could see it as well. When he said he could, I went in to panic mode.

Unfortunately the health care is shot in Ireland and we haven't got a GP so I had to go and see an out of house on call doctor. Luckily I was seen that afternoon (Saturday) and I was seen by a doctor and a nurse. Both got me to raise my arm and immediately said, yes you need to be seen. 

We spent the best part of Monday calling clinics in Ireland that will accept a letter from an out of hours doctors and luckily found one to be told that the wait is 6 weeks unless the nurses deem it necessary to bring you in early. 

A letter arrived yesterday asking me to go for my appointment next Thursday and now I'm not sure how to feel. Happy I don't have to wait but also scared they feel I need to be seen. I've had a right wobble today. 

How does everyone else deal with waiting. Has anyone got puckering as well? 

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    Hi Bobbins,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    This is always a worrying time. The best thing you can do is to steer clear of Google, as this will only scare you even further and won't give you any answers until you know what you're dealing with. The other thing that helps the waiting time to pass is to find a job or pastime to take your mind off the possible outcome for a while. I am glad to hear that you don't have too long to wait for your appointment. Be prepared for another wait if they have to carry out a biopsy - usually 1-2 weeks in the UK, but not sure what it is in Ireland.

    It is a fact that only 2 people, out of every 10 who attend the breast clinic, will get a cancer diagnosis, so the odds are still on your side. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx.

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    Hi Jolamine. Thank you so much and you're so right. Google can be a horrible place, it was actually my other half who googled it despite me telling him TO STAY AWAY from it haha.ive woken up feeling so much better and feel ready to take on what life throws at me head on. Hopefully it'll come to nothing but I'm very glad to have come across this forum because you ladies are have helped make me feel stronger. 

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    Hi Jolamine. Thank you so much and you're so right. Google can be a horrible place, it was actually my other half who googled it despite me telling him TO STAY AWAY from it haha.ive woken up feeling so much better and feel ready to take on what life throws at me head on. Hopefully it'll come to nothing but I'm very glad to have come across this forum because you ladies are have helped make me feel stronger. 

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