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.