chibear
17-01-18, 20:27
So the three moles that I had removed by my primary care physician came back benign. I got the call yeterday.
On Monday, however, I went to see a dermatologist for the first time and she did my first full body check. She wants to keep an eye on some but she did decide to completely remove one on my shoulder that I was worried about. She didn’t look at it and go “wow that looks bad!” It was more of a “this is darker and more irregular than the others so I want to remove it.” With the other three moles I was in full on panic mode. Right now, though, I seem to be quite calm and not concerned. I don’t know if it’s still the euphoria of the others being cleared or the fact she didn’t seem TOO concerned. I honestly don’t know how long it’s been there but it’s pretty small. It was definitely not bigger than a pencil eraser. My fear has always been being diagnosed with like Stage 3 or 4 melanoma. I asked her if it was concerning and she said “if anything you’ll just have to come back and get more skin removed.” Any anxiety I have is me overthinking what she said. I’m hoping she was just being cautious and preventative because this was the first time I’ve seen her and I told her I’ve had a history of atypical moles. She took the whole lesion not just a portion. I don’t know if that signals anything or not.
I’m going to try to preoccupy myself with spending time with family and friends for the next week and try not to overthink what the dermatologist said.
On Monday, however, I went to see a dermatologist for the first time and she did my first full body check. She wants to keep an eye on some but she did decide to completely remove one on my shoulder that I was worried about. She didn’t look at it and go “wow that looks bad!” It was more of a “this is darker and more irregular than the others so I want to remove it.” With the other three moles I was in full on panic mode. Right now, though, I seem to be quite calm and not concerned. I don’t know if it’s still the euphoria of the others being cleared or the fact she didn’t seem TOO concerned. I honestly don’t know how long it’s been there but it’s pretty small. It was definitely not bigger than a pencil eraser. My fear has always been being diagnosed with like Stage 3 or 4 melanoma. I asked her if it was concerning and she said “if anything you’ll just have to come back and get more skin removed.” Any anxiety I have is me overthinking what she said. I’m hoping she was just being cautious and preventative because this was the first time I’ve seen her and I told her I’ve had a history of atypical moles. She took the whole lesion not just a portion. I don’t know if that signals anything or not.
I’m going to try to preoccupy myself with spending time with family and friends for the next week and try not to overthink what the dermatologist said.