Leslie735
23-02-16, 16:28
I've posted a couple of times about this but I'm struggling a lot. A month ago I found a vertical indentation in my right breast on the side where my arm is. I panicked because I know that breast cancer can present itself in a dimple form and not always a lump. I felt for lumps but did not feel anything. The only thing I can feel underneath it feels like the breast tissue underneath my skin sinks in some but not sure if that is normal or not. Anyway, I saw my gynecologist about a week later for my annual. She looked at it and she thinks its some sort of stretch mark forming. I'm 31 and have had 2 kids why would I be getting a new stretch mark now? Even so, its not like any other stretch mark I've ever seen before. Anyway, she sent me for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound to be safe. I went the very next day after a VERY tearful evening the night before because I was so scared. I couldn't even keep it together during the tests, I cried all the way through. The radiologist came in after both tests and told me he didn't seen anything on either tests and my breasts looked symmetrical on the mammogram. I felt great relief and left feeling so happy!! That lasted a whole 3 days before I decided to google how accurate the tests were. I stumbled in the breast cancer forums and found SEVERAL women who posted they were misdiagnosed a few times because the tests were not finding their cancer. Apparently, in younger women especially, you can have dense breast tissue which hides things. I read somewhere up to 59%, I'm only 31 so it has me terrified!! So the next day I spoke with my doctor about my fear, she agreed with me that the tests can miss things but still feels this is just a skin issue but told me to keep a watchful eye on it and report to her in 6 months if I see any changes and we'd go from there. She said the only other thing she could do right now is invasive surgery to get a biopsy sample. I don't have a lump, that can be felt, so nothing to really biopsy. I read so many stories of women who had the dimples but not lumps. I did read breast MRI's are good for picking up things but she didn't offer this to me. I don't know what to do. I've been a complete mess for 3 weeks now (I had the tests on Feb. 3rd) and cannot even imagine sitting with this for another 6 months wondering. What do I do? How accurate are these tests? Anyone have a similar experience?
I should add I see this indentation when I lift up my arm, it creates a dented line going down the side of my breast. I can sorta see it with my arm down as well but ever so slightly. When my breast are cold (nipples erect, sorry TMI) it tightens the skin so its less noticeable then too even with my arm up. When I look down on my breast I can see the dip where this line is at. I've looked at it A LOT and I cannot see a stretch mark, at least not a traditional looking one. Can stretch marks look different? It has me so freaked out! :weep:
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I just put in a request to my doctor asking her what I should do from here that I cannot sit with this for 6 months waiting to see if it changes.
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Anyone?
I should add I see this indentation when I lift up my arm, it creates a dented line going down the side of my breast. I can sorta see it with my arm down as well but ever so slightly. When my breast are cold (nipples erect, sorry TMI) it tightens the skin so its less noticeable then too even with my arm up. When I look down on my breast I can see the dip where this line is at. I've looked at it A LOT and I cannot see a stretch mark, at least not a traditional looking one. Can stretch marks look different? It has me so freaked out! :weep:
---------- Post added at 15:28 ---------- Previous post was at 13:31 ----------
I just put in a request to my doctor asking her what I should do from here that I cannot sit with this for 6 months waiting to see if it changes.
---------- Post added at 16:28 ---------- Previous post was at 15:28 ----------
Anyone?