How many of the abcde characteristics does this mole have

This is truly not possible to answer.  If you were to google melanoma photos, you'd see a lot more variation of color, size, etc.  I have moles that look like this on my skin that are "normal" for me.  They may have some atypical characteristics but they are not melanoma "ON ME".  See, that's the problem.  Everyone is different and what might be fine for you might not be on someone else.  I'm afraid there is absolutely NO WAY to diagnose this before you see a derm.  Having said that, if it were to be melanoma, most are very slow growing so 4-6 weeks is not concerning in the least.  I waited almost 3 months for my second melanoma primary to be removed.  I was certain it was melanoma but insurance issues at the time forced me to wait.  It was still a very early melanoma and nothing was compromised in the 3 month wait.  Please understand that there is a stage before melanoma – called an atypical or dysplastic nevus.  This is a mole that has some atypical characteristics but is not yet considered to be malignant.  It is very possible that your mole might fit in this category.  Again, no one can tell you anything with certainty here from just a photo.  You have an appointment setup, now stay off the internet and leave it alone until you can get a biopsy.  When you get the pathology report, we'd be happy to comment then.  But until then, you are just going to make yourself miserable by researching some unknown thing.  Live life!  You'll have plenty of time to fret later if there really is something to fret about.

Hi Melissa – You received responses on your other threads that also might be helpful, but maybe you hadn’t seen them. (I realize it can be a little difficult at first to find previous threads – you can select your own name to find other posts your wrote, or select an earlier page number – your other threads were one page back.)

Here’s the thread with the other photo:

https://www.melanoma.org/find-support/patient-community/mpip-melanoma-pa…

Waiting is tough; hang in there.

(And I first posted this accidentally on one of your other threads – so I can get mixed up too!)