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- October 18, 2018 at 10:14 pm
I know it’s not possible to diagnose unless getting a biopsy but I will be getting one in a few weeks nowhere else can get me in and I’m scared. I’ve had this mole my whole life (that I can remember) i just noticed it started looking bigger in a month or so. It’s probably 4mm or so. Maybe one color or two. I just had a baby last year I’m not ready to cash out any time soon.
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- October 19, 2018 at 4:51 am
No one can tell by just looking, but honestly this doesn't jump out and scream at me and say melanoma. However, a biopsy is the only way to know for certain. As a background, I've found my own 3 melanomas and one on someone else. Yours certainly doesn't have all the classical ABCDs of melanoma. 75% of melanomas occur on new moles, only 25% occur on existing. Take heart, get it looked at, but try not to stress too much in the meantime.
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- October 19, 2018 at 10:49 pm
Thank you! I’m not happy about having to wait 6 weeks to even get it checked out. I wish I knew for sure if they could schedule a surgery for the same day if needed. I really hope I’m worrying about nothing but you can never be too sure
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- October 23, 2018 at 6:02 pm
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:
Waiting is tough; hang in there.
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