helenhoo
05-06-16, 11:29
Does anybody else have that one HA worry that never really goes away? Mine is currently melanoma. I have am freckley but no as much as Irish skin. My freckles vary from dark brown with 'smudges' but still clear edges - typically look like freckle in a freckle (i've read this is more than likely how my freckles present themselve, 60% of freckles are like this) i then have what i call ginger splodges. My mom has these. Then i have darker, smaller perfectly circular ones.
What concerns me (when i allow it) is the shape of most of them. Some are circular but on inspection 80% aren't! I have one on my calf, one of the ginger splofges that is shaped like a fish. it has a hair follicule within it so it looks darker but it isn't.
I don't want to see a dermatologist. But i don't know if i should?:whistles::unsure:
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Ah, i'm now googling f*ckin aricles 'it was just a normal looking freckle' yeah cheers mate. why woud someone get a normal looking freckle checked out? i am worrying about three now. two are ginger splodges and one is a darker one (still normal looking - i think!) i have jagged edges on some of these darker ones. One on chest too. I don't burn, rarely been abroad, don't use sunbeds, no family history, alays use sun protection. I'm not been cocky and don't want to think i won't get it but online tests say i'm low risk but i worry.
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Sory, talking to myself as i do. I've found a few threads, mostly recent and even this week from other people. Out of the 12 risk factors, I have 2. I freckles and I am i guess fair skined. Like a dark pale though. You wouldn't think woah she's pale. I have some golden tones somewhere. So 1 and 1/2 risk factors.
I also read yesterday that you have 1 in 10,000 chance of a mole/freckle being MM.
My old friends, when I was worried about something else said well that means that 99,999 times you're going to be ok.
I've literally done this to myself today. I GOOGLED. I CHECKED MY SKIN.
Bad Helen, naughty Helen.:mad:
What concerns me (when i allow it) is the shape of most of them. Some are circular but on inspection 80% aren't! I have one on my calf, one of the ginger splofges that is shaped like a fish. it has a hair follicule within it so it looks darker but it isn't.
I don't want to see a dermatologist. But i don't know if i should?:whistles::unsure:
---------- Post added at 11:19 ---------- Previous post was at 11:10 ----------
Ah, i'm now googling f*ckin aricles 'it was just a normal looking freckle' yeah cheers mate. why woud someone get a normal looking freckle checked out? i am worrying about three now. two are ginger splodges and one is a darker one (still normal looking - i think!) i have jagged edges on some of these darker ones. One on chest too. I don't burn, rarely been abroad, don't use sunbeds, no family history, alays use sun protection. I'm not been cocky and don't want to think i won't get it but online tests say i'm low risk but i worry.
---------- Post added at 11:29 ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 ----------
Sory, talking to myself as i do. I've found a few threads, mostly recent and even this week from other people. Out of the 12 risk factors, I have 2. I freckles and I am i guess fair skined. Like a dark pale though. You wouldn't think woah she's pale. I have some golden tones somewhere. So 1 and 1/2 risk factors.
I also read yesterday that you have 1 in 10,000 chance of a mole/freckle being MM.
My old friends, when I was worried about something else said well that means that 99,999 times you're going to be ok.
I've literally done this to myself today. I GOOGLED. I CHECKED MY SKIN.
Bad Helen, naughty Helen.:mad: