After reading some of the previous posts about skin cancer, I decided to schedule a dermatology appt just to play it safe. I've never seen anything on my body out of the ordinary, but have a family history of both skin cancer and melanoma. I am also fair skinned, blonde, blue eyes, all of which put me at an increased risk from what I've read. So I book this appt, but can't get in until March 30, and it's with a dermatology PA, so I hope she is just as thorough. I then decided to look at my moles closely, which I never really have before because I never thought I had any. There's one on my chest kind of above my heart that has been there for as long as I can remember, but looking at it closely I noticed that it's a little raised and slightly darker shade of brown at one end. Then I look at my shoulder and upper back and see some fairly light brown moles, but they are a little irregular in shape. One is pretty much in the exact same place my husband had a melanoma a few years back and I guess is also a common place for melanomas.
So, after feeling pretty calm today, I am now freaking out about skin cancer, specifically melanoma. Because I don't see anything black on my moles, is it safe to assume this is not melanoma? Should I try and make an appt with my PCP now just to look at them since I have to wait for over a month to see the dermatologist? I soooo hate this HA!!!
On a somewhat brighter note, I have made an appointment with a therapist and hope to start some CBT, but that appointment isn't until March 23, but at least it's something to look forward to. I don't know how much longer I can live like this - a new day and something new to worry about