Broseph
21-07-16, 23:32
Hello all, 21 year old white male with a long history of health anxiety here.
I've been a roamer on this website, but this new 'symptom' of mine is really making me worry.
The other day I noticed a mole on my leg, very small, no larger than a pencil eraser (at least when I checked the other day), however I'm not sure if it's grown or changed or if I've had this mole for a long time or if it's just appeared now after this hot weather we're having.
I noticed two small dark patches within the mole, and again.. I don't know if they've always been there.
It's basically just a small, weirdly coloured mole, which of course, makes me think a little too much.
However, I've started developing muscle aches in my leg near the mole (not directly under the mole but near it). It's only a mild ache, and it might be from all the walking around I've been doing lately.
However, when I try to google 'mole and muscle ache' I just find articles and pages about melanoma, and it just sets my anxiety going.
I'll ring a GP as soon as I can to get some peace of mind, but it just feels like everything is pointing to skin cancer and it freaks me out so much.
Anyone else had a weirdly coloured mole with muscle pain and found it to be nothing?
Update: just checked the mole and it feels pretty dry.. Not hard or scratchy or anything, just a bit dry.. Probably going to ring 111 now seeing as the gp is closed
I've been a roamer on this website, but this new 'symptom' of mine is really making me worry.
The other day I noticed a mole on my leg, very small, no larger than a pencil eraser (at least when I checked the other day), however I'm not sure if it's grown or changed or if I've had this mole for a long time or if it's just appeared now after this hot weather we're having.
I noticed two small dark patches within the mole, and again.. I don't know if they've always been there.
It's basically just a small, weirdly coloured mole, which of course, makes me think a little too much.
However, I've started developing muscle aches in my leg near the mole (not directly under the mole but near it). It's only a mild ache, and it might be from all the walking around I've been doing lately.
However, when I try to google 'mole and muscle ache' I just find articles and pages about melanoma, and it just sets my anxiety going.
I'll ring a GP as soon as I can to get some peace of mind, but it just feels like everything is pointing to skin cancer and it freaks me out so much.
Anyone else had a weirdly coloured mole with muscle pain and found it to be nothing?
Update: just checked the mole and it feels pretty dry.. Not hard or scratchy or anything, just a bit dry.. Probably going to ring 111 now seeing as the gp is closed