Hey! Just posting this here for traffic as I had no replies on the Tests and Results forum.
Hey guys! I’m struggling, and spiralling, and feeling very confused.
So, Im 38 and have a very prominent breast dimple. It looks just like the example of a dimple on the Lemon (On the “Know your Lemons” campaign) but with an extra diagonal crease shooting out the side of it too. I only see it with my arms firmly by my side or with chest muscle flexed. It takes a chunk out of the contour of my breast too, because it is fairly deep.
Anyway, the problem is, I noticed this dimple 4 weeks after having a clear mammo and ultrasound scan. So my breast consultant is not concerned and is not repeating any scans. He gave me a FNA biopsy as a precaution but he only took one sample.
He had a feel of the dimple, but because he had pulled the privacy curtain round, I’m worried he didn’t see the full severity of its appearance as we had no natural light. His opinion was that my skin is attached to my chest muscle and being pulled inward by the muscle?!
The biopsy result came back as “fatty breast tissue” (I’m not even certain what that means as I was just given result by post) I guess my question is, should I try to accept it? I’m finding it hard to believe that such an extreme looking dimple, tethered to the chest muscle can be signed off as benign so easily? I’ve been given a follow up in September, which again confuses me, because if he can’t be certain enough to discharge me, it seems unsafe to wait several months for the potential cancer to spread! I was first referred by my GP in March, so by September I’ll have been in limbo for 6 months, which is horrific for my mental health too.
I guess I’m a bit backwards by being worried that my biopsy and scans was benign! I just think I’m struggling to accept this, as my boob looks terrifying! Can dimples really be so deep, large and tethered and still be benign?
