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    Mole referral so worried

    I suffer with health anxiety but this is the first time I've posted as I'm really worried. I've had a small pink bump on the top of my shoulder for many years and I've never really given it much thought or even looked at it.

    . I noticed a few months ago it started to change and it has blurry borders now and grown a bit and is assymetrical. It's 7mm and looks a bit inflamed. This was Nov/Dec when I actually noticed so I don't know when it started to change.

    I've been wanting to go to get it checked but I was worried about Covid (everytime I go to the doctors I'm snivelling/sneezing within a few days). Anyway I called on Fri and was asked to send a photo of it which I did and was told Dr will call back. When she did she said she was wondering if it was Basal cell carcinoma and will call back after checking with a colleague. She called back after 20 mins and said the other Dr she spoke to thought bsc aswell. She made me an appt for the next day and a different dr examined it and said it does,'nt look like melanoma as its not pigmented, it doesn't look like bsc or the other one beginning with S (I think she said because there's no raised bits or rough) she said it doesn't look benign either so has referred me on the 2 week wait.

    I was wondering if anyone else had this happen? I'm really worried it's melanoma as it looks very similar to images of melanoma and I've read that it doesn't have to be pigmented to be melanoma anyway! I'm also 52 and perimenopausal so I thought maybe it was triggered by hormones. I know only a dermatologist/biopsy can say what it is for sure but I was wondering I anyone else has had this? I'm so sorry for the massive post.
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    Re: Mole referral so worried

    My brother actually got told by the doctor that they thought he had melanoma and was referred. Understandably it was a horrible time for him.

    Turned out to be atypical and benign.

    Try not to worry until there is confirmed diagnosis.

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    Thanks for replying to me Pav. I'm trying not to worry but it's so hard.. I'm glad your brothers OK

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    I feel ya. I'm 51 and also perimenopausal. I'm sure it's due to hormones that my health anxiety has shot up again. This time around, my fear is also skin cancer. Recently read somewhere that women our age most frequently get melanoma on our legs. Wouldn't you know it, I had a small mole appear on one leg a few years ago. And now I'm obsessing over whether it's changed or not. The feeling of dread and a cold sweat that came on led me to take a tranquilizer (I keep them on hand for when I feel a panic comming on). Made an appointment to see a dermatologist tomorrow, and the tranq. kicked in. Doing ok for now. I've had health anxiety my whole life, but hormonal changes always aggravate it (1.when I first got my period, 2. post-natal depression and anxiety 4 times, and now, 3. the menopause). But I also read that there are great new and effective drugs for skin cancer now, so that's a hopeful glimmer.

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    There's been huge advances in skin cancer treatment in recent years, yes, from advanced surgical procedures to meds that can sometimes take melanoma.

    I'm still terrified of it (had one BCC age 38, very much aware I'll probably get more sooner rather than later) but a lot of that's the anxiety doing my thinking for me.

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    You've done everything right in getting it checked out. Unfortunately until the specialist looks at it you won't know for sure, but keep reminding yourself of what the GP said "it doesn't look like a melanoma or bcc or scc".

    There are so many different kinds of skin spots. I'm 50 , fair skinned and have heaps of pink, red and brown spots that my skin doc says are due to ageing, not sun damage. I do think hormones have something to do with it.

    All the best and I hope you get your appointment quickly so they can put your mind at ease.

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    Thank you for your replies. Latvianlady, I know, that awful prickling feeling of terror.. Health anxiety is just horrible. I def agree with the hormonal changes making anxiety worse.. Miner's off the scale lately... That's comforting blueiris about the advances in treatment. I'm sorry to hear you've had BCC and can imagine you're still terrified of it.. I would be too but I think you're right about the anxiety.. Damn health anxiety! Thanks for your comforting words Carrie. I'm the same with various spots and marks.. I'm just looking at every tiny thing now like OMG has that changed! xx

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    I've had this mole like thing on my arm since I was 14 when I noticed it. I asked my doctor what it was he said "nothing to worry about". But it changes color and size often. Right now it's not even visible, but it can fill with blood. Looks like lots of dark pin pricks. Sometimes it's bled and scabbed over. But it's never went. Looking on Google it's identical to skin cancer. But my doctor insists it's not. I'm more than double that age now so it clearly wasn't serious.

    Just sharing my experience with something similar.
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    I'm glad it was nothing serious wired. I'm not going to Google anymore just going to stick to reading through this site instead - I'm fed up of seeing moles like mine that are melanoma. I should know better by now!

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    I am in the middle of that now. I go regularly for skin checks because I HAVE had melanoma pop up. I just had a check last week and the doctor thought one looked suspicious that she hadn't seen before in the middle of an old tattoo I have. I haven't received results yet which is really causing me to panic, because they never take more than a couple of days.

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