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Hi deason28,

I did what is called 'dimpling' above my nipple, and it was a very slight indentation/flattening, as if a finger had lightly pushed there and the skin didn't come back up. It was not discolored or anything, though, and I didn't have pain associated. Breasts can definitely be different sizes normally--I always had one larger than the other, noticeably so!

Have you been prodding the flat area a lot? It's possible that you've made it a little red, maybe?

Hopefully you will get in soon to see your doctors and they can take a look. Waiting is hard, but try to be positive. Others will probably chime in with more useful info than what I have, but I just wanted to give my two cents and wish you well. Hopefully it's something minor--maybe a cyst or fibreadenoma, or just something other weird thing our bodies do!

I'm sorry you are going through that! I had an issue where I had spontaneous bloody nipple discharge from a single duct on my right breast. This went on for 2 months (I know) before I had it checked out because I was dealing with a kidney stone that took all my medical attention time. Over the course of that two months I noticed what felt like a thickening and heaviness throughout the area behind my nipple and on the bottom outer side of my breast. After 4 months from the start of the discharge I was going in for a second look mammogram and noticed in the mirror what looked like an indentation on the outer/underside of the same breast, exactly where I had been feeling the thickening. The radiologist called it dimpling, but to me it looked like part of my breast was a little bigger and was hanging slightly lower in only that spot. The area around it was slightly flattened and just a bit redder in appearance. But honestly I was looking way closer at my breast than I ever had before so I am not certain on the color difference. I also had pain in the breast in that general area. I was mostly dull but would occasionally be a sharp stabbing type of pain.

Ultimately I had to have an excisional biopsy and ductal excision. My results were Usual ductal hyperplasia and a papilloma, benign results that explained my symptoms. Based on the symptoms I was having the surgeon had told me he was going to prove it was not cancer, and he did. They are concerning symptoms and need to be checked carefully, but it can be caused by a benign process also. This can be a scary process and it is hard not to think about all possibilities, but make sure to take care of yourself.

*edited to fix spelling

Please do some fun things, for yourself and your family, before your appointment. Those kids don't need a mopey, distracted mother. I deliberately planned fun things between appointments, procedures, and surgeries in my cancer year. I barely remember the medical crap, but I remember the road trips and local outings. You are responsible for programming how you respond to this situation.