hypoguy
06-07-15, 20:42
I have a mole that may or may not be melanoma, and the doc said we should see if it changed in 2 months.
When I asked if it was dangerous, she said it's only dangerous if we don't watch it.
However, I found this passage on the internet: "There should be a low threshold for excision in changing atypical naevi that are elevated, because of rapid growth and relatively poor prognosis of nodular melanoma." Source: http://www.dermnetnz.org/doctors/der...cal-naevi.html
She said it's mildly elevated.
How am I supposed to not panic, being a health worrier, while I have to wait 2 whole months before finding out if I have cancer? And what if it's too late by then because it's nodular?
Please help before I go mad. I actually went to the bottle tonight after the doc visit. Bad decision, I know, but it keeps me going for this evening...
When I asked if it was dangerous, she said it's only dangerous if we don't watch it.
However, I found this passage on the internet: "There should be a low threshold for excision in changing atypical naevi that are elevated, because of rapid growth and relatively poor prognosis of nodular melanoma." Source: http://www.dermnetnz.org/doctors/der...cal-naevi.html
She said it's mildly elevated.
How am I supposed to not panic, being a health worrier, while I have to wait 2 whole months before finding out if I have cancer? And what if it's too late by then because it's nodular?
Please help before I go mad. I actually went to the bottle tonight after the doc visit. Bad decision, I know, but it keeps me going for this evening...