Mole underneath toenail - cancer?

[angie3077]

Hi everyone, It has been so long since I last visitied/posted the site as I thought I was doing really well......I had my little boy in March and I coped better than I thought I would which really surprised me, and have moved into new house so have been really busy!.
Anyway about the mole underneath my toenail... It is on the toe next to the big toe and it has been there for ages, probably about a year. I thought at first it was a blood blister and that perhaps I had stubbed the toe at some point, never really thought anymore about it really, it was there and that was that, but then I was reading somewhere about skin cancer ( as I have quite a few moles all over my body) and it said about underneath toenails is a common place for malignant melanomas to occur which then led me to take another (closer) look at the 'blood blister'....which actually looks more like a mole. I went to see the GP staight away and she has referred me to a dermatology clinic at the local hospital as an urgent refferal (apparantly all these sort of things have to be) but now I am in a complete state and I feel physically sick all the time, I feel this impending doom all day every day, I am thinking I have cancer and that it has spread throughout my body (that would then explain all the dizziness and tiredness I have been having for ages). I just don't know what to do with myself, my appointment is not until the 6th August. This really is not good either as I should be focussing on my little boy. Anyone got any advice or anything...please?

Angie x

[breeze25]

Hi Angie,

What I know is that when I am suffering anxiety, I become tired and dizzy, I put this down to whatever illness I think I have at the time, I am sure your tiredness and dizziness are down to you worrying and being exhaused.

having your son could make our anxiety worse, I know mine got a million times worse since having my son as I worry I will die and not watch him grow up, I have been convinced on a number of times I was dying of something or another spent weeks/months worrying for it all to turn out ok.

I am sure you will be fine, its probably just a precaution, I had a quick referal to see a nautrologist convined it was the worse and it turned out to be neck strain. lol

Its easy to say don't worry as I know when your feeling like you do, its not something you can help, hope it all goes well for you.

[angie3077]

Thanks for your reply Mev. I just can't help but think...what if this time! I just think the dizziness and tiredness has gone on so long that it really is something terrible happening to me. You are right though in saying that since I have had my little one I just am so scared that something is going to happen to me and I wont be here for him. Its just even scarier though when I actually have a physical thing I can see that shouldnt be there!

Angie x

[angie3077]

The fact that only 1 person has replied but a few have read is quite worrying as it makes me think that it is really bad! Does no-one have any thoughts about this....... I am terrified what the dermatologist is going to say! I have had moles removed before but I have never had to go to a dermatologist before hand.

Angie x

[nomorepanic]

Angie

Welcome back !

The forum is extremely busy nowadays - I come home to about 100 posts a day so people sometimes selectively reply to threads that they can relate to or can advise on so it does NOT mean people aren't replying cos they think it is serious or you are dying at all.

If you have had it a year and it has got no bigger or worse then it is very unlikely to be anything sinister at all.

The doc is doing it to reassure you but I am betting all will be fine so just wait for the appointment and stop worrying. Remind yourself that you have had it a long time and it has not got any worse so why would it now?

[ceecee]

hi angie
i,m sure that it is nothing to worry about hun
perhaps they have just referred you to a dermatologist because of where the "mole" is.
i know that it is really easy for me to say don,t worry(but thats was us anxious people do!!!!!!!!)but at least your referral isn,t to far away now so you will get all your questions answered.
i think that when we have children we just do worry alot more than we used to
take care hun
you,ll be fine
rach x x x

[traciec39]

hi sweetheart
my best friend had a mole under her big toenail too. like you she was so worried, however when the specialist took a look he said that it wasnt anything to worry about, however to be honest with you, they did remove the mole which wasnt painful. Apparently its more common to be cancerous in carribean people, she also has a mole in her eye too.

Please dont worry, all your other symptoms are cuase your panicing hunnie.

take care
luv tracie x

[breeze25]

Thats exactly how I felt with regard to the dizziness mine lasted about 8 weeks in total, and if I had not gone to see the neurologist I would still b worrying now, so please try not to worry.

Also when I started some threads I described my particular headaches, and mentioned I was worried about a brain tumour, I also had the odd reply and lots of views, so I just took it that they thought I had one too, and couldn't relate, before the forum I am used to a parents forum when you start a thread and go and make a cup of tea you come back and have 20 replied, but then again I am sure there are more parents than people like us who worry about our health. I did post on that website, but all I got was lots of don't worry you will be fine, from a lot of kind people who really didn't know how I was feeling or could try to understand. So 1 post onhere means more because they understand.

Since I have been on this forum I Have seen lots of threads where people are worried there is something wrong, and not once has itbeen serious.
I really hope your feeling better.

[angie3077]

Thanks guys so much for taking the time to reply. My appointment is coming round slowly...still seems ages away but really its less than a week now! lol
I am trying to see things a little more positively and all your comments make that easier for me to do, you're all great!
I will post once I have had the appointment and say how things go, I am soooooo hoping all will be well but you know how it is, they is always that what if creeping in!

Speak soon
Angie xx

[strawberrie]

hi Angie, i'm sorry you are having a hard time at the moment. i wouldnt worry about not getting many replies, i often look at posts, and dont post anything cos i dont really think i have much to add or dont have any personal experience, and i'm sure lots of people are the same. i have never heard anything about moles under toenails, but i think Nicola is right - if it has not changed then i wouldnt have thought you have much to worry about. under your nails is skin just like the rest of your body, so i cant think of a reason why it would be more strange to have one there, than anywhere else. i'm sure they will put your mind at rest at the dermatologists.

take care
mag