In October 2020 I will be 2 years clear from my grade 2 breast cancer. I had 8 chemotherapy, a lumpectomy and 24 radiotherapy and am currently on Tamoxofin. A couple of days ago I noticed I have a similar dimple on the bottom of the same breast where I had my original tumour (discovered as a dimple and not a lump) and I have pain under the breast in between my ribs which also looks slightly swollen. I feel physically sick with worry and I’m so scared that the cancer is back. I spoke to a friend who works in the hospital where I had my original treatment and she is going to get my oncologist to call me but due to the coronavirus I’m worried this will delay them seeing me. I’ve got a little boy and my husband works abroad where he’s stuck due to the Covid19 outbreak and my parents are in isolation so I feel so alone and scared. Any reassurance would be really helpful right now xx
Hi Tracy12050 welcome to the forum and I am so very sorry to hear how worried that you are. Mine was also a grade 2 breast Cancer and I had Radiotherapy 20 sessions.
I know that I still get pain in my ribs on the side the tumour was on but I have been assured that this is most likely to be damage caused by the Radiotherapy.
Im also wondering about the dimple that you say you have in the same area where the tumour was I also have a deep dimple and I have been informed that this is where the lump was removed . Is it feasible for that to be what your dimple could be?
You know and I know that the first thing you need to do is to get to see your GP and dont be fobbed off as this is one of the areas that a medical person needs to have a look at and if required send you up to the Breast Clinic.
I dont know what to say to offer re-assurance but do please keep in touch and dont delay making that GP appointment the sooner you make that the sooner you will know what it is you are dealing with and hopefully this turns out to be something that you dont need to worry about.
Meantime Im sure a hug would not go amiss so Im sending some huge big ones your way for now. xxxxxxxx
Thank you Granny59. The dimple is in a different place. The original dimple was at roughly 11 o clock looking at the breast and the one I’ve now discovered is about 6 o clock so I don’t think it’s anything to do with the surgery. Im confident my oncologist will call me on Tuesday as I’m very fortunate to have private health care so it’s all been done privately. Fingers crossed he’s able to see me this week and if I have to go through all this again then so be it! Thank you again. Hugs back at you xxx
I can’t offer reassurance but I just want to say try to fill tomorrow with positive ‘jobs’. I know I worry at every thing....lumps and bumps ...were they there last week?....are they bigger?...but tomorrow you can’t do anything about them so try...and I know it’s hard to try and lose yourself in family ‘stuff’.
Fingers crossed and keep us posted.
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