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New Small Black Mole

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    • December 26, 2015 at 7:47 pm
    Taramichelle
    Participant

    Christmas night going to bed at my in laws I walked by a mirror and noticed a dark spot on the back of my arm. It looked like someone got me with a sharpie marker. I tried to wipe it off. I realized it wasn't coming off. I looked at it closer and it is a black, slightly raised, mole. I have never had a mole in this location. It is a new mole.  I have no moles that look anything close to the color black on my body. I haven't measured it yet, but it is bigger than a pencil point, maybe between 2 and 3 mm.  

    I am out of state and will be visiting with my PC and a dermatologist when I return home next week. I don't think I would've noticed this had I not been at my in laws, the mirrors in my bathrooms are much higher than theirs.

    Has anyone's melanoma stared out as a small new black mole? Could you share your story, or link me to a story already in the forum. 

    Thanks.

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      • December 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm
      blessd4x
      Participant

      My husbands started the same, out of nowhere a dark mole.  I noticed it in January this year.  I told him to get it looked at.  By April it was getting larger.  He finally went in July and by then it was a stage IV. 

      Dont wait please.  Keep us updated and God Bless.

       

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:51 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        How large was it on the skin surface when he went in July?  That is scary. 

        My aunt is a nurse with the local cancer center, so I will get in with a melanoma specialist soon.

        How is your husband doing today?

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:51 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        How large was it on the skin surface when he went in July?  That is scary. 

        My aunt is a nurse with the local cancer center, so I will get in with a melanoma specialist soon.

        How is your husband doing today?

        • December 30, 2015 at 9:40 pm
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Dermatologist "scooped" the mole out and sent it for pathology. 7-10 days…

        • December 30, 2015 at 9:40 pm
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Dermatologist "scooped" the mole out and sent it for pathology. 7-10 days…

        • December 30, 2015 at 9:40 pm
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Dermatologist "scooped" the mole out and sent it for pathology. 7-10 days…

        • January 8, 2016 at 1:01 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Still waiting for biopsy results.sad

        • January 8, 2016 at 1:01 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Still waiting for biopsy results.sad

        • January 8, 2016 at 1:01 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Still waiting for biopsy results.sad

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:51 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        How large was it on the skin surface when he went in July?  That is scary. 

        My aunt is a nurse with the local cancer center, so I will get in with a melanoma specialist soon.

        How is your husband doing today?

      • December 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm
      blessd4x
      Participant

      My husbands started the same, out of nowhere a dark mole.  I noticed it in January this year.  I told him to get it looked at.  By April it was getting larger.  He finally went in July and by then it was a stage IV. 

      Dont wait please.  Keep us updated and God Bless.

       

      • December 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm
      blessd4x
      Participant

      My husbands started the same, out of nowhere a dark mole.  I noticed it in January this year.  I told him to get it looked at.  By April it was getting larger.  He finally went in July and by then it was a stage IV. 

      Dont wait please.  Keep us updated and God Bless.

       

      • December 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm
      ldub
      Participant

      Get it checked oout, as you plan to do, but until it is biopsied, you can't be sure.  I also had a new black mole on my abdomen which didn't really get any sun.  It didn't look like any others and seemed to stand out in that location.  I had it removed and it turned out to be benign.  So until it is checked, don't spend undue time torturing yourself, although I know it is hard!

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:57 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Understood. Thanks for the info.  I hope it isn't anything… 

        I enjoy photography, have anxiety and a magnifying lense for my iPhone. What looks like an oval from a distance is a mess up close.  If I do get find out it is melanoma, I will add all of my info and images to the site for others. 

         

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:57 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Understood. Thanks for the info.  I hope it isn't anything… 

        I enjoy photography, have anxiety and a magnifying lense for my iPhone. What looks like an oval from a distance is a mess up close.  If I do get find out it is melanoma, I will add all of my info and images to the site for others. 

         

        • December 29, 2015 at 12:57 am
        Taramichelle
        Participant

        Understood. Thanks for the info.  I hope it isn't anything… 

        I enjoy photography, have anxiety and a magnifying lense for my iPhone. What looks like an oval from a distance is a mess up close.  If I do get find out it is melanoma, I will add all of my info and images to the site for others. 

         

      • December 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm
      ldub
      Participant

      Get it checked oout, as you plan to do, but until it is biopsied, you can't be sure.  I also had a new black mole on my abdomen which didn't really get any sun.  It didn't look like any others and seemed to stand out in that location.  I had it removed and it turned out to be benign.  So until it is checked, don't spend undue time torturing yourself, although I know it is hard!

      • December 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm
      ldub
      Participant

      Get it checked oout, as you plan to do, but until it is biopsied, you can't be sure.  I also had a new black mole on my abdomen which didn't really get any sun.  It didn't look like any others and seemed to stand out in that location.  I had it removed and it turned out to be benign.  So until it is checked, don't spend undue time torturing yourself, although I know it is hard!

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