A question for you lovely, brave ladies.

I don't mean to scare you further, I really don't. But I didn't have hardly any dimpling when I was Dx with stage 4 ILC 70% mets in bones. I was 38 at Dx. I have no idea when it started. 

The only reason they found the cancer is because I was was having sever headaches caused by the flu and my GP ordered cat scans. They found that my skull was loaded with lytic lesions. Spent 2 weeks in the hospital with every kind of test that could be ordered before finally doing a bone marrow biopsy and finding that I had ILC. That is when the ordered the MRI on my breasts.  

They had to use the MRI for the biopsy because it wouldn't show up on the mammogram or the ultra sound. They had to take 60 samples because it wasn't defined enough for them to know that they had a correct sample even though the masses were the entire right side of my ride breast. I guess the difference is that my breast are very dense.

If you feel something is wrong, get a second opinion. Ask for an MRI just to be on the safe side and put you mind at ease. Ask for tumor marker tests. 

Hi Karlilay,

Have you stood in front of a mirror and raised your arms in the air? Do you see a change in the depth of the dimpling or any other change at all?

Can you see any of the other GPs in the practice? I'm in the UK too and have found the Breast Nurses on the Breastcancercare website very helpful. Closed on a Sunday, but anyone can call them -diagnosed or not-and they'll be able to help with what you should be saying to the docs. GPS are not experts!! I find it puzzling that they say your breasts are easy to examine- most young breasts are dense and some very lumpy, hence I think you should stand your ground and insist on a referral. Could you take a friend/family member for support? Sadly, 28 is not too young to rule out BC, even if your GP has no experience of young patients being diagnosed. Life is too precious to live with your level of anxiety and hopefully a referral to an expert will result in good news.

Take care and let us know how you got on.xx

I'm afraid I had dimpling but no lump. My GP identified an area of thickening but mammogram and biopsy still resulted in a negative, in March. By September, with a deeper dent and an Ultrasound, I was diagnosed but at no time did I have a lump in that breast.

Be vigilant. Lobular often presents without a lump.

I don't want to scare you either but knowledge is power.  At 28, the odds are this is nothing...if anything, a b-9 cyst.  Having said that, you should trust your body.  I trusted mine and I hope it saved me.

I had zero lumps and zero dimpling; mammos since I was 40 and even once they knew where my spot was (with an MRI), the ultrasound could not find it to biopsy it.  

Is there breast cancer in your family?  Healthcare in the UK should be good and I would contact your GP/primary and simply tell them you found a lump/dimple and you want to make sure it is reviewed.  If they don't want to do a mammogram, you could insist on an ultrasound since these are less expensive and easily done in an office setting.  If the ultrasound finds nothing, it will give you some peace of mind.  If you have dense breasts (your post seems to imply that is not the case, but let the professionals decide), then maybe you can convince someone to schedule an MRI.  I was told if my MRI came back clean, I was golden.  It did not.  I was 49.

At your age, the most likely things are cysts and fibrocystic type tissue, but if you are concerned, don't waste your youth (oh to be 28 again!) worrying!!

Best to you.

I had a dimple that was ILC.  No bump or tumor.  I had lost a lot of weight too before my discovery.  In fact, if I had not lost weight, I believe I would have not discovered the cancer at this time.  

I urge you to see a doctor for an opinion.  No need to take chances.  Good luck to you.