Hi I’m really anxious. I went to the GP about a mole on my face that appeared about 4 years ago, it started itching after I put some Elemis tri acid skin cream on it. The GP told me it looks like a BCC and has referred me to a dermatologist.
i am really panicked about the fact that I have had it for 4 years and didn’t do anything about it sooner. It isn’t dark, I assumed it was like an age spot because I was 40. The appearance has changed over the years, it once even scabbed over and disappeared but returned again. I feel so stupid.
i am really worried because since looking on google there’s a skin coloured melanoma that is sometimes confused for BCC as the patch of skin on my face doesn’t really look like a defined border, more like an age spot/skin blemish and I’m worried that it might even be the rare type of melanoma as the pics look similar. Would 4 years delay in diagnosis mean that it would be likely to spread?
My GP did try to reassure me, but she also said that I would be an urgent referral which has made me worried that perhaps it could be something more sinister. I’m really scared and I wondered if there’s any reassurance that you can offer me that it is unlikely to be melanoma, if it was would I have other symptoms by now?
