 [ Symptoms ] brown spots on lower legs  i am 46 year old male i have worked out an exercised for 30 + years i have brown spots all over my lower leg down to my ankles that have been there for 5 years at least i always contributed it to being in pc chair for hours on end at home i know when i sit for hours4 5 sometimes i get up an lower legs are puffy but it goes away so put 2 an 2 together i have busy day job and walk a mile daily never have i have a single issue with legs pain skin etc curious etc [ Disease ] your reaction to finding lump in your breast is completely understandable and normal i believe that your anxiety is really fear anxiety and fear are interrelated conditions anxiety causes fear and fear causes anxiety but there are differences anxiety is a common emotion that is usually due to some vague feeling of apprehension without an obvious threat an example might be walking down a dark street alone at night and feeling afraid fear on the other hand is an emotional response to a definite threat for example someone approaches you on that same dark street and says “stick them up” now you have a real threat and are justifiability fearful that lump in your breast was a real threat and must be considered as a legitimate fear once that fear is totally removed your anxious feelings should subside until you get a clean bill of health from your 2nd opinion physician please attempt to direct your focus on the results of your first opinion enjoy life enjoy your family and have fun i hope that your wait to hear positive news this week is swift and that your emotional health is instantly restored