UKmamainUS
05-06-14, 20:19
With a swollen lymph node still on my mind, and the memory of a surgeon saying the words skin cancer, I have recently been paying much attention to my moles. Melanoma scares the living daylights out of me. I have a huge but otherwise normal looking mole on my back but do not recall seeing it before. Of course it might have been there all this time but I have so many moles it really is hard to keep track.
I've also got a mole on my upper arm that has a yellow bruise around it, seems weird, but other than that it is totally normal looking.
I visit the dermatologist annually because of having so many moles, and just scheduled a mole check on Tuesday but oh my, I just wish I didn't panic about every mole. Seeing as I have way over 100 with new ones popping up almost daily, I can't help it. I wear UV tops outside throughout the summer, never go out for more than three hours at a time, and wear factor 50 sunscreen on exposed skin, but as a kid I would often run around in the sun with very little protection.
I can't go on panicking like this. It is really getting to me. Dropped my lorazepam yesterday which should help, but I hate to take it during the day when I am alone withheld kids,
I've also got a mole on my upper arm that has a yellow bruise around it, seems weird, but other than that it is totally normal looking.
I visit the dermatologist annually because of having so many moles, and just scheduled a mole check on Tuesday but oh my, I just wish I didn't panic about every mole. Seeing as I have way over 100 with new ones popping up almost daily, I can't help it. I wear UV tops outside throughout the summer, never go out for more than three hours at a time, and wear factor 50 sunscreen on exposed skin, but as a kid I would often run around in the sun with very little protection.
I can't go on panicking like this. It is really getting to me. Dropped my lorazepam yesterday which should help, but I hate to take it during the day when I am alone withheld kids,