Iblametheparents
26-10-15, 18:36
I've been churned up the last couple of weeks due to finding a rough patch on my face. After reading about skin things I surmised it was probably solar keratosis. But of course in the back of my mind all I'm thinking is melanoma.
So I saw my GP today. Feel really proud that I waited 2 weeks in case it was just a scab. My anxiety has mounted over that time to the point I can't sleep my muscles are so tense.
Lo and behold she thinks it is solar keratosis and I have to go back if it doesn't resolve in a month. When I asked her she stated categorically that it was NOT melanoma. She said if she thought it was for an instant she would get me seen by dermatology within a week.
I feel so grateful for having such an understanding and approachable GP and reassured that in my area at least, I would have been fast tracked if there had been any concern on her part. I just wanted to share this because although I have HA, it is okay to try to rationally understand your body. I don't want to become an illness-phobe. I haven't been able to read about melanoma because it made me so scared. Now I can read about it without feeling anxious because for once I managed to handle myself with some self-control. Good luck everybody.
So I saw my GP today. Feel really proud that I waited 2 weeks in case it was just a scab. My anxiety has mounted over that time to the point I can't sleep my muscles are so tense.
Lo and behold she thinks it is solar keratosis and I have to go back if it doesn't resolve in a month. When I asked her she stated categorically that it was NOT melanoma. She said if she thought it was for an instant she would get me seen by dermatology within a week.
I feel so grateful for having such an understanding and approachable GP and reassured that in my area at least, I would have been fast tracked if there had been any concern on her part. I just wanted to share this because although I have HA, it is okay to try to rationally understand your body. I don't want to become an illness-phobe. I haven't been able to read about melanoma because it made me so scared. Now I can read about it without feeling anxious because for once I managed to handle myself with some self-control. Good luck everybody.