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- July 12, 2015 at 2:16 am
Hello Everyone
I'm so desperate emotionally and have no one to talk to so this was the only place I could register and actually have someone listen to what I have to say. The fear of having melanoma is ruining my life. I have started to do poorly in school and have lost all my friends because I have become a depressed mess.
I have not yet been diagnosed with melanoma but somehow I have convinced myself that I have melanoma.
This is how it all started. I'm 25 years old male.
I first noticed this mole 3 years ago when I had a sudden sharp pain on my thigh and looked and noticed a mole there. I'm not sure if I had it before or not. The mole is flat and not raised. The mole sometimes itches and hurts when I press hard on it. It feels like the muscle under the mole is sore. I have convinced myself that I have melanoma but since I have extreme anxiety and fear of cancer I didn't see a dermatologist in the past 3 years but I finally decided to get over my fear and see a dermatologist. My appointment is on August 11th.
I showed the mole to my family doctor and he said he doesn't feel concerned unless it gets bigger. The mole hasn't really gotten bigger in the past 3 years, if any, the change is very minimal. My mole is 3-3.5mm in diameter and is brown with a black center. No history of melanoma in my family.
What scares me is the fact that the mole itches, and looks exactly like Google images i find of melanoma. The edges of my mole are not defined. If this is in fact a melanoma what is the latest treatments? I have read some articles about some amazing new treatments but I'm scared the fact that i waited 3 years might have caused it to go deeper into my skin.
I know this forum is for people who have been diagnosed with melanoma but i just feel so lonely and this is something I can't talk to anyone about because they think I'm fine. My parents, my friends think I'm crazy. I have even seen a psychologist and i'm not getting any better. I'm depressed and have basically locked myself in my room.
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:29 am
this is how my mole looks, i know you guys are not doctors but I thought i should include some pictures so you know what i'm talking about.
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:29 am
this is how my mole looks, i know you guys are not doctors but I thought i should include some pictures so you know what i'm talking about.
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:29 am
this is how my mole looks, i know you guys are not doctors but I thought i should include some pictures so you know what i'm talking about.
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:41 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:00 am
Let me just tell you that while I was reading your post I’m actually in tears and i usually don’t cry. I think the reason I'm in tears is because I finally have someone supporting me and telling me things will be okay so god bless you and thank for taking the time to reply to my post.
I told them to put me on the cancelation list but they refused since I already canceled my appointment once because I was scared.
I will consider more therapy for my anxiety. I have basically ruined 3 years of my life that I will never get back. I can't go into relationships, my parents think I'm crazy and i have lost all my friends and i can't really finish school because I'm worrying 24/7. It’s really hard to stop searching. I basically read melanoma news everyday and watch videos of people with melanoma on YouTube. I wish I could stop this and live my life.
And yes I’m pretty sure the mole hasn't significantly increased in size. If any change it has been less than 1mm of growth. The mole looks a bit different compared to 3 years ago not in size but in the way it looks. I think the borders are expanding and the center is also changing. The mole just looks too suspicious when in compare it to normal moles and the itching doesn't help with the worrying.
Could it be an advanced melanoma since I have waited 3 years? If there is no significant change in diameter could it be because it is growing vertically?
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:00 am
Let me just tell you that while I was reading your post I’m actually in tears and i usually don’t cry. I think the reason I'm in tears is because I finally have someone supporting me and telling me things will be okay so god bless you and thank for taking the time to reply to my post.
I told them to put me on the cancelation list but they refused since I already canceled my appointment once because I was scared.
I will consider more therapy for my anxiety. I have basically ruined 3 years of my life that I will never get back. I can't go into relationships, my parents think I'm crazy and i have lost all my friends and i can't really finish school because I'm worrying 24/7. It’s really hard to stop searching. I basically read melanoma news everyday and watch videos of people with melanoma on YouTube. I wish I could stop this and live my life.
And yes I’m pretty sure the mole hasn't significantly increased in size. If any change it has been less than 1mm of growth. The mole looks a bit different compared to 3 years ago not in size but in the way it looks. I think the borders are expanding and the center is also changing. The mole just looks too suspicious when in compare it to normal moles and the itching doesn't help with the worrying.
Could it be an advanced melanoma since I have waited 3 years? If there is no significant change in diameter could it be because it is growing vertically?
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:00 am
Let me just tell you that while I was reading your post I’m actually in tears and i usually don’t cry. I think the reason I'm in tears is because I finally have someone supporting me and telling me things will be okay so god bless you and thank for taking the time to reply to my post.
I told them to put me on the cancelation list but they refused since I already canceled my appointment once because I was scared.
I will consider more therapy for my anxiety. I have basically ruined 3 years of my life that I will never get back. I can't go into relationships, my parents think I'm crazy and i have lost all my friends and i can't really finish school because I'm worrying 24/7. It’s really hard to stop searching. I basically read melanoma news everyday and watch videos of people with melanoma on YouTube. I wish I could stop this and live my life.
And yes I’m pretty sure the mole hasn't significantly increased in size. If any change it has been less than 1mm of growth. The mole looks a bit different compared to 3 years ago not in size but in the way it looks. I think the borders are expanding and the center is also changing. The mole just looks too suspicious when in compare it to normal moles and the itching doesn't help with the worrying.
Could it be an advanced melanoma since I have waited 3 years? If there is no significant change in diameter could it be because it is growing vertically?
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:41 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 12, 2015 at 2:41 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:17 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:33 am
Sorry that posted twice.
The chances of this being advanced melanoma are really, really slim. You are young and healthy, and you have said nothing that would make anyone think otherwise. I am more concerned about how your anxiety is affecting your health. If, at some point in time, you have to fight a serious illness, you have to be strong so you can fight.
I used to be a terrible worrier, and that often meant I was worried about my health. Surprisingly, I didn't get sick with what I was always worried about (cancer) and instead ended up with Cushing's disease. I had to have surgery for a brain tumor. Two years later I was diagnosed with breast cancer, but I beat that, too. Believe it or not, having two life-threatening illnesses were not nearly as bad as what I had put myself through by worrying about getting a disease! You are strong, you are a fighter, and no matter what comes your way you can deal with it! I finally got to the stage I could say "the worst thing a disease can do is kill me, but the worst thing I can do to myself is be miserable and miss the life I've got".
You've done all you can do until August 11. Just let it go. I'll make a deal with you … I'll worry for you. I'll fret about your mole, and your appointment, and the "what ifs". Both of us don't need to worry about it. You do what young people are supposed to do — have fun. Call a friend and go to dinner and a movie. Ask you friend questions about his/her life. Be a friend to someone who really needs one. It's hard to worry about your own problem when you are helping someone else. On August 11th, you can worry again, but just until you get to the doctor and then come back and tell me that life's good!!
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- July 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Thank you so much for all the encouraging words Susan.
My mole qualifies for all the ABCD factors of melanoma. It’s asymmetrical, the borders aren't defined and there are 2-3 different shades of color. The diameter is less than 6mm but i still heard that's not really a major factor when it gets to melanoma. I heard even having one of the factors is a big risk factor and basically have all the factors. That’s another reason I'm so worried.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:29 pm
I also read many posts here and on other sites that sometimes doctor ignored melanoma and thought it is something innocent but when it was biopsied it turned out to be an advanced melanoma. Maybe my family doctor and the walk-in clinic doctor that said my mole isn't serious made the very same mistake that many other doctors have made.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:29 pm
I also read many posts here and on other sites that sometimes doctor ignored melanoma and thought it is something innocent but when it was biopsied it turned out to be an advanced melanoma. Maybe my family doctor and the walk-in clinic doctor that said my mole isn't serious made the very same mistake that many other doctors have made.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Change is my #1 factor. I don't biopsy things that aren't changing. I've had 3 primaries and am high risk for more. I have photos and remove things that change. No change, no biopsy. I've been early stage for 23 years with this same philosophy. So don't go freaking yourself out over something you admit hasn't changed. If you want it biopsied, then get it biopsied.. But it wouldn't qualify for a biopsy in my world. In the end, no one can diagnose from the outside, and you have to do what makes YOU comfortable, no one else.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Change is my #1 factor. I don't biopsy things that aren't changing. I've had 3 primaries and am high risk for more. I have photos and remove things that change. No change, no biopsy. I've been early stage for 23 years with this same philosophy. So don't go freaking yourself out over something you admit hasn't changed. If you want it biopsied, then get it biopsied.. But it wouldn't qualify for a biopsy in my world. In the end, no one can diagnose from the outside, and you have to do what makes YOU comfortable, no one else.
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- July 13, 2015 at 4:33 am
Thank you for replying Janner. By change do you mean change in size or any change (color, borders, etc)?
How do you tell if there is a change just by looking at a photograph. I'm not able to photograph my mole in the same position i photographed it 3 years ago. Maybe because it's on my outer thigh and very hard to photograph and i don't even remember how i photographed it .
In the picture above the one on the top is my mole 3 years ago and the bottom one is right now. The top one from before kind of looks like a fish but the bottom photo which is my mole today, looks more circular. Is that considered a change? It might be the position and lighting as well.
Because in another one of the photos I took of my mole it actually looks similar to old one. (see below)
(once again top image is 3 years ago, bottom today)
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- July 13, 2015 at 4:33 am
Thank you for replying Janner. By change do you mean change in size or any change (color, borders, etc)?
How do you tell if there is a change just by looking at a photograph. I'm not able to photograph my mole in the same position i photographed it 3 years ago. Maybe because it's on my outer thigh and very hard to photograph and i don't even remember how i photographed it .
In the picture above the one on the top is my mole 3 years ago and the bottom one is right now. The top one from before kind of looks like a fish but the bottom photo which is my mole today, looks more circular. Is that considered a change? It might be the position and lighting as well.
Because in another one of the photos I took of my mole it actually looks similar to old one. (see below)
(once again top image is 3 years ago, bottom today)
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- July 13, 2015 at 4:33 am
Thank you for replying Janner. By change do you mean change in size or any change (color, borders, etc)?
How do you tell if there is a change just by looking at a photograph. I'm not able to photograph my mole in the same position i photographed it 3 years ago. Maybe because it's on my outer thigh and very hard to photograph and i don't even remember how i photographed it .
In the picture above the one on the top is my mole 3 years ago and the bottom one is right now. The top one from before kind of looks like a fish but the bottom photo which is my mole today, looks more circular. Is that considered a change? It might be the position and lighting as well.
Because in another one of the photos I took of my mole it actually looks similar to old one. (see below)
(once again top image is 3 years ago, bottom today)
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- July 13, 2015 at 2:29 pm
I can't analyze the photos for you. You need to develop a system. If it requires 2 people to do it, then that's the way to go. Change is change – any characteristic. And if you do take photos, the key is establishing a method so you can compare again in the same lighting. Lighting is key because the pictures alone can make you think there is change when none really exists. So do it in lighting you can duplicate when you compare skin to photos.
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- July 13, 2015 at 2:29 pm
I can't analyze the photos for you. You need to develop a system. If it requires 2 people to do it, then that's the way to go. Change is change – any characteristic. And if you do take photos, the key is establishing a method so you can compare again in the same lighting. Lighting is key because the pictures alone can make you think there is change when none really exists. So do it in lighting you can duplicate when you compare skin to photos.
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- July 13, 2015 at 2:29 pm
I can't analyze the photos for you. You need to develop a system. If it requires 2 people to do it, then that's the way to go. Change is change – any characteristic. And if you do take photos, the key is establishing a method so you can compare again in the same lighting. Lighting is key because the pictures alone can make you think there is change when none really exists. So do it in lighting you can duplicate when you compare skin to photos.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Change is my #1 factor. I don't biopsy things that aren't changing. I've had 3 primaries and am high risk for more. I have photos and remove things that change. No change, no biopsy. I've been early stage for 23 years with this same philosophy. So don't go freaking yourself out over something you admit hasn't changed. If you want it biopsied, then get it biopsied.. But it wouldn't qualify for a biopsy in my world. In the end, no one can diagnose from the outside, and you have to do what makes YOU comfortable, no one else.
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- July 12, 2015 at 8:29 pm
I also read many posts here and on other sites that sometimes doctor ignored melanoma and thought it is something innocent but when it was biopsied it turned out to be an advanced melanoma. Maybe my family doctor and the walk-in clinic doctor that said my mole isn't serious made the very same mistake that many other doctors have made.
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- July 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Thank you so much for all the encouraging words Susan.
My mole qualifies for all the ABCD factors of melanoma. It’s asymmetrical, the borders aren't defined and there are 2-3 different shades of color. The diameter is less than 6mm but i still heard that's not really a major factor when it gets to melanoma. I heard even having one of the factors is a big risk factor and basically have all the factors. That’s another reason I'm so worried.
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- July 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Thank you so much for all the encouraging words Susan.
My mole qualifies for all the ABCD factors of melanoma. It’s asymmetrical, the borders aren't defined and there are 2-3 different shades of color. The diameter is less than 6mm but i still heard that's not really a major factor when it gets to melanoma. I heard even having one of the factors is a big risk factor and basically have all the factors. That’s another reason I'm so worried.
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:33 am
Sorry that posted twice.
The chances of this being advanced melanoma are really, really slim. You are young and healthy, and you have said nothing that would make anyone think otherwise. I am more concerned about how your anxiety is affecting your health. If, at some point in time, you have to fight a serious illness, you have to be strong so you can fight.
I used to be a terrible worrier, and that often meant I was worried about my health. Surprisingly, I didn't get sick with what I was always worried about (cancer) and instead ended up with Cushing's disease. I had to have surgery for a brain tumor. Two years later I was diagnosed with breast cancer, but I beat that, too. Believe it or not, having two life-threatening illnesses were not nearly as bad as what I had put myself through by worrying about getting a disease! You are strong, you are a fighter, and no matter what comes your way you can deal with it! I finally got to the stage I could say "the worst thing a disease can do is kill me, but the worst thing I can do to myself is be miserable and miss the life I've got".
You've done all you can do until August 11. Just let it go. I'll make a deal with you … I'll worry for you. I'll fret about your mole, and your appointment, and the "what ifs". Both of us don't need to worry about it. You do what young people are supposed to do — have fun. Call a friend and go to dinner and a movie. Ask you friend questions about his/her life. Be a friend to someone who really needs one. It's hard to worry about your own problem when you are helping someone else. On August 11th, you can worry again, but just until you get to the doctor and then come back and tell me that life's good!!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:33 am
Sorry that posted twice.
The chances of this being advanced melanoma are really, really slim. You are young and healthy, and you have said nothing that would make anyone think otherwise. I am more concerned about how your anxiety is affecting your health. If, at some point in time, you have to fight a serious illness, you have to be strong so you can fight.
I used to be a terrible worrier, and that often meant I was worried about my health. Surprisingly, I didn't get sick with what I was always worried about (cancer) and instead ended up with Cushing's disease. I had to have surgery for a brain tumor. Two years later I was diagnosed with breast cancer, but I beat that, too. Believe it or not, having two life-threatening illnesses were not nearly as bad as what I had put myself through by worrying about getting a disease! You are strong, you are a fighter, and no matter what comes your way you can deal with it! I finally got to the stage I could say "the worst thing a disease can do is kill me, but the worst thing I can do to myself is be miserable and miss the life I've got".
You've done all you can do until August 11. Just let it go. I'll make a deal with you … I'll worry for you. I'll fret about your mole, and your appointment, and the "what ifs". Both of us don't need to worry about it. You do what young people are supposed to do — have fun. Call a friend and go to dinner and a movie. Ask you friend questions about his/her life. Be a friend to someone who really needs one. It's hard to worry about your own problem when you are helping someone else. On August 11th, you can worry again, but just until you get to the doctor and then come back and tell me that life's good!!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:17 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 12, 2015 at 3:17 am
Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you are so worried and finding it hard to let go of these thoughts. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you that you absolutely don't have melanoma. Only a doctor, and really only a biopsy, will give you that answer. If it makes you feel any better, I had a mole that was driving me crazy, itching all the time. I had it biopsied, and it was nothing. There are lots of people who have moles like the one in your picture, and those aren't melanoma.
The important thing here is that you are concerned about it. Nothing … I mean nothing … short of getting that thing biopsied is going to settle your nerves. So, go to your appointment (call and ask to be put on the cancellation list so you might be able to be seen sooner), and insist on a biopsy, preferably a punch biopsy. That will give you a definitive answer. I would bet it is going to be nothing — especially since it hasn't changed in three years! If it IS something, there are new and better treatment options coming out every day. *Don't* Google. Most of the information you will find is outdated, and nothing you will see will make you feel better, mostly because you are looking for things to confirm your rather irrational fears. (I say that out of a place of concern. I've had those irrational fears, and they are no fun.)
Do yourself a favor and take note of the different moles on your body. Watch for changes, have a full body check by a dermatologist every year, be sun smart — those are the best ways to make sure you don't have to deal with melanoma in the future. And if you anxiety continues please consider more therapy and perhaps an anti-depressant to help you cope. You're too young to be killing yourself with anxiety! Hugs to you!
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- July 13, 2015 at 10:59 pm
Just wanted to give an update.
I found a dermatology walk-in clinic here that has a certified dermatologist. They just needed a referral form filled out and using that form I can just walk-in into the clinic and see a dermatologist.
So tomorrow I'm seeing a dermatologist. The doctor that filled the referral form for me took a look at my mole and said this is nothing to be worried about. She said my mole is very small and not many small moles are cancerous. I have done my research to know that is not true and how can she even be so sure just by looking at it from a distance and not even looking at it with a light, but she seemed very reassuring that the mole is not cancerous.
How true is that? Can 3-4mm mole be considered benign just because it's less than 6mm? I'm seeing a dermatologist anyways. I haven't been able to eat that's how worried I am. I don't know how I'm going to deal with this for 2 weeks before I get the biopsy results.
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- July 13, 2015 at 10:59 pm
Just wanted to give an update.
I found a dermatology walk-in clinic here that has a certified dermatologist. They just needed a referral form filled out and using that form I can just walk-in into the clinic and see a dermatologist.
So tomorrow I'm seeing a dermatologist. The doctor that filled the referral form for me took a look at my mole and said this is nothing to be worried about. She said my mole is very small and not many small moles are cancerous. I have done my research to know that is not true and how can she even be so sure just by looking at it from a distance and not even looking at it with a light, but she seemed very reassuring that the mole is not cancerous.
How true is that? Can 3-4mm mole be considered benign just because it's less than 6mm? I'm seeing a dermatologist anyways. I haven't been able to eat that's how worried I am. I don't know how I'm going to deal with this for 2 weeks before I get the biopsy results.
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- July 13, 2015 at 10:59 pm
Just wanted to give an update.
I found a dermatology walk-in clinic here that has a certified dermatologist. They just needed a referral form filled out and using that form I can just walk-in into the clinic and see a dermatologist.
So tomorrow I'm seeing a dermatologist. The doctor that filled the referral form for me took a look at my mole and said this is nothing to be worried about. She said my mole is very small and not many small moles are cancerous. I have done my research to know that is not true and how can she even be so sure just by looking at it from a distance and not even looking at it with a light, but she seemed very reassuring that the mole is not cancerous.
How true is that? Can 3-4mm mole be considered benign just because it's less than 6mm? I'm seeing a dermatologist anyways. I haven't been able to eat that's how worried I am. I don't know how I'm going to deal with this for 2 weeks before I get the biopsy results.
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- August 28, 2015 at 4:44 pm
I promised you that I would worry for you, and you were to try to let it go. So now I want to know — can I quit worrying? How did the biopsy turn out?
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- August 28, 2015 at 4:44 pm
I promised you that I would worry for you, and you were to try to let it go. So now I want to know — can I quit worrying? How did the biopsy turn out?
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- August 28, 2015 at 4:44 pm
I promised you that I would worry for you, and you were to try to let it go. So now I want to know — can I quit worrying? How did the biopsy turn out?
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Tagged: cutaneous melanoma
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