aloy-
10-01-18, 01:27
Hello,
First, I should start by saying I’ve been checking out this site frequently to calm myself whenever health anxiety kicks in. Everyone posting their experiences has done a lot to help me and calm me down, and I am very thankful for those who go out of their way to help. It’s truly a blessing.
I’ve had OCD for a while, but my health anxiety has been off the charts lately. Recently, my newest fear is melanoma. I’m very pale, and my family is naturally moley, so I’ve had many my entire life. Last month, I had a dark, skewed mole removed from my groin (I believe it was 5mm in length?) , and it was just atypical, as a few of mine are.
However, I noticed a pretty dark dot on my third toe on the 26th. I believe it is new, but for some reason I also feel like I remember noticing it last month, when my mind was distracted by the groin mole.
I have a full body mole mapping on the 22nd, and intend to wait until then to mention it (and ideally, just punch it out for some peace of mind,) but it’s giving me so much anxiety. It’s barely a pinprick, so I think I may have just missed it due to the odd location, but reading about foot melanoma survival (more specifically, ALM) sends me in a panic.
I’m 20, so I suppose I’m still at the age where new spots are normal, but is a new mole as dark as this one something that others have experienced? The pic attached is about a 5x zoom. I’m not sure if it’s even considered a mole when it’s that small. I also have a couple moles that are dark, so is that a good sign?
First, I should start by saying I’ve been checking out this site frequently to calm myself whenever health anxiety kicks in. Everyone posting their experiences has done a lot to help me and calm me down, and I am very thankful for those who go out of their way to help. It’s truly a blessing.
I’ve had OCD for a while, but my health anxiety has been off the charts lately. Recently, my newest fear is melanoma. I’m very pale, and my family is naturally moley, so I’ve had many my entire life. Last month, I had a dark, skewed mole removed from my groin (I believe it was 5mm in length?) , and it was just atypical, as a few of mine are.
However, I noticed a pretty dark dot on my third toe on the 26th. I believe it is new, but for some reason I also feel like I remember noticing it last month, when my mind was distracted by the groin mole.
I have a full body mole mapping on the 22nd, and intend to wait until then to mention it (and ideally, just punch it out for some peace of mind,) but it’s giving me so much anxiety. It’s barely a pinprick, so I think I may have just missed it due to the odd location, but reading about foot melanoma survival (more specifically, ALM) sends me in a panic.
I’m 20, so I suppose I’m still at the age where new spots are normal, but is a new mole as dark as this one something that others have experienced? The pic attached is about a 5x zoom. I’m not sure if it’s even considered a mole when it’s that small. I also have a couple moles that are dark, so is that a good sign?