Hello, I wonder if I could ask your opinions and draw from your expertise please? I have a dent/pucker on the lower side of breast, under my areola. I can only see it when I raise that arm up. I’ve been examined by the consultant (I believe he’s a breast surgeon) and have had a bilateral mammogram and ultrasound, which has all come back clear. I know it’s bad, but I can’t bring myself to feel my own breasts as to me they feel like they are full of lumps. The consultant says to my face that he’s not at all concerned, and that this could be caused by weight loss etc (I’ve told him I haven’t lost weight). In his letter he paints me as very anxious (I was actually very chilled and, I thought, reasonable in the consultation- just asked him a few questions which I thought was part of the point of a follow up consultation). He describes in his letter the dent being ‘probably due to benign changes’. He’s booked me a follow up in 3 months, in his letter attributing the reason for him booking this being me being anxious… 1- I’m hoping to give blood in a couple weeks - now I don’t know if I’m still ‘under investigation’ as nothing seems to be a conclusive answer as to why I now have this dent when my arm is raised. 2- obviously I feel a bit uneasy about this all- what this dent is all about, whether they have done all the appropriate imaging (I’m 36, not on BC or any other medication, still getting a regular period, never been pregnant) and that these have been correctly read. I’m concerned that I don’t have a clear answer and I don’t want something important to have been missed. I’m finding it hard to advocate for myself, especially now that I’ve been painted as unduly anxious. I’ve also been experiencing unusual breast pain over the past year or so. Do you think I should push for anything else? If so, what? What else could this dent indicate? Have you ever seen any similar cases? Thank you so much in advance. Best wishes all
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Hi sunderchill,
Thanks for posting.
It’s understandable to have questions about the dent in our breast and make sure you have had all the necessary investigations.
Breast changes can happen for many reasons. They may be due injury, due to hormonal changes as part of your monthly cycle or due to benign conditions (not cancer). You’ll probably find your breasts change quite a bit throughout your life. Although you haven’t noticed any weight changes this may be how your breast looks and feels now when you raise your arm.
It’s important to get changes checked out as you have done. It might help to see the Guidance on screening and symptomatic breast imaging from The Royal College of Radiologists. Breast pain is very common in women of all ages. It can have several causes, which our information explains.
It’s important to find out what the possible cause of any persistent breast pain may be so this can be managed. It’s not clear if you mentioned the breast pain at the clinic. Your GP will have received the same letter as you so it might help to go through the contents of the letter with them. It doesn’t sound as if you wouldn’t be able to donate blood, but your GP can confirm this as well. You could also call the breast care nurse at the unit and ask if you can talk things through with them
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