Hi
I went to one stop clinic yesterday - I’ve got to wait for a mammo referral - but my interim diagnosis is that weight loss caused the problem.
The problem being an indentation down the side of the areola on 1 breast. The best description I can give of this is that it initially looked like I’d pressed my little finger into it then rolled it up so that at the end there was a small circular indentation and it’s left a permanent impression - it was barely 1cm wide and about 2cm long with a separate round top about 1cm in diameter. I say initially because after 7 weeks it is now wider it’s no deeper - probably only about a mm. It shows more when I’m standing and it almost makes it look like the areola has shrunk/disappeared in some lights. The skin in the dip is smooth and slightly pink not realy like that of the areola.
I am 50 - which apparently may be a contributory factor, but thinking about it the weight loss reason is hard to take on board, especially as it was only 7lb in February/March bringing my weight down to a very slim 14stone (lol). The indentation didn’t appear til end of August.
When told a reason like this I think the initial reaction is relief its nothing seroius then you start to think about and question it.
I have had eczema in this breast which was checked out 3 years ago.
Has this happened to anyone else and been given the same reason for it happening?
Any thoughts apreciated
Sandra