ihateha
08-10-15, 19:09
I have a mole on the side of my big toe. I am pretty sure it has been there for years. It has certainly been there for at least 18 months as I asked my GP about it 14 months ago and it wasn't new then.
I am freaked out right now as a dermatologist saw it and said it needs to come off. I don't really trust her diagnosis as she said the pigmentation is on the ridges (which is concerning) but my husband looked in a strong magnifying glass and sees the opposite. The GP also said 14 months ago that the pigmentation is in the furrows, not the ridges. I saw the GP again today and he said the same thing, and also it has not changed in 14 months at least.
I am freaking out as I have been referred on a two week wait to have it removed! Could it be melanoma that has been left untreated for all this time??? Surely it would have grown and changed? It is about 7mm long and 3mm wide, long and seed-shaped.
Does anyone have any tips on how to cope with the stress of waiting for my appointment? I can't function and I have 4 little children to take care of.
I am freaked out right now as a dermatologist saw it and said it needs to come off. I don't really trust her diagnosis as she said the pigmentation is on the ridges (which is concerning) but my husband looked in a strong magnifying glass and sees the opposite. The GP also said 14 months ago that the pigmentation is in the furrows, not the ridges. I saw the GP again today and he said the same thing, and also it has not changed in 14 months at least.
I am freaking out as I have been referred on a two week wait to have it removed! Could it be melanoma that has been left untreated for all this time??? Surely it would have grown and changed? It is about 7mm long and 3mm wide, long and seed-shaped.
Does anyone have any tips on how to cope with the stress of waiting for my appointment? I can't function and I have 4 little children to take care of.