Firstprime
25-05-17, 20:07
Hi,
I've been suffering from health anxiety for several years now to varying degrees. I've been to several doctors and had quite a few issues examined, but it's never been anything serious.
Recently I've been worried about moles. I've always had a few moles, and new ones have popped up over the years (I'm 23), but I've never had them checked, except for one on my neck that I though was new and raised/irritated, which turned out to be fine (and also quite old, judging by some old photos I found).
Lately the ones I'm quite worried about are on my scalp. I know I've had some moles up there for at least 5 years, as I had someone comment on it when I had short hair. About 1.5 years ago I noticed a mole on the left side of my scalp that felt a bit raised and flaky. Not huge, but big enough that I'd catch it sometimes when I was scratching my head and cause it to bleed and scab up. I wasn't sure how odd this was, as I had a somewhat dry and flaky scalp anyway. I showed it to my girlfriend and she said she though it looked fine to her, so I never paid much notice to it.
So over the past year and a half I've tried not to fret over it unless it changed in any noticeable way, but I'd still feel it sometimes and worry a bit.
So a few days ago I was scratching my head and I found what feels like another one of the same time a few inches away from it, and another one or two lower down on the side of my scalp. I'm now quite worried about these, as I don't know how long they've been there. They all feel a little bit raised and flaky, and one had a scab on it which I think was from me scratching it. They all look brown and medium size, though it's hard to tell because of the location and I think they're irritated from me scratching them (not purposefully most of the time, just scratching my head).
I'm going to the doctor to get these checked out, as well as all the other moles I've been worrying about (some of which look irregular but haven't changed or grown since they appeared), but I probably won't get to see a doctor until next week, and I have a lot of anxiety over this right now. Has anyone had anything similar to this or have any experiences that imght be relevant?
Thank you for anyone who reads this. Any advice is really appreciated.
I've been suffering from health anxiety for several years now to varying degrees. I've been to several doctors and had quite a few issues examined, but it's never been anything serious.
Recently I've been worried about moles. I've always had a few moles, and new ones have popped up over the years (I'm 23), but I've never had them checked, except for one on my neck that I though was new and raised/irritated, which turned out to be fine (and also quite old, judging by some old photos I found).
Lately the ones I'm quite worried about are on my scalp. I know I've had some moles up there for at least 5 years, as I had someone comment on it when I had short hair. About 1.5 years ago I noticed a mole on the left side of my scalp that felt a bit raised and flaky. Not huge, but big enough that I'd catch it sometimes when I was scratching my head and cause it to bleed and scab up. I wasn't sure how odd this was, as I had a somewhat dry and flaky scalp anyway. I showed it to my girlfriend and she said she though it looked fine to her, so I never paid much notice to it.
So over the past year and a half I've tried not to fret over it unless it changed in any noticeable way, but I'd still feel it sometimes and worry a bit.
So a few days ago I was scratching my head and I found what feels like another one of the same time a few inches away from it, and another one or two lower down on the side of my scalp. I'm now quite worried about these, as I don't know how long they've been there. They all feel a little bit raised and flaky, and one had a scab on it which I think was from me scratching it. They all look brown and medium size, though it's hard to tell because of the location and I think they're irritated from me scratching them (not purposefully most of the time, just scratching my head).
I'm going to the doctor to get these checked out, as well as all the other moles I've been worrying about (some of which look irregular but haven't changed or grown since they appeared), but I probably won't get to see a doctor until next week, and I have a lot of anxiety over this right now. Has anyone had anything similar to this or have any experiences that imght be relevant?
Thank you for anyone who reads this. Any advice is really appreciated.