Hi I’m not sure where else to put this. I’ve been feeling very anxious these past couple of days. I have a mole on my back which has been there years. It got slightly bigger whilst I was pregnant, I had it checked by the doctors but doctor said it was fine nothing to worry about. Fast forward 6 years and I’ve noticed my back is on and off itching and realised it seems to be the mole that’s itching. I sent a photo to the doctors (we have fill online econsult forms for an appointment). I’ve just had a phone call from the doctors asking a few more questions and has done an urgent referral to a dermatologist to be seen within 2 weeks. I’m absolutely terrified and can’t stop thinking about cancer. I am a single parent with two children. I have no one to talk to about this and don’t really want to worry anyone as I’m usually the strong one. Not sure what else to put but thank you if you have got this far to reading my post.
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community
Waiting for an appointment can be a very worrying time and my best advice would be to do something to distract you while you're waiting. For me that meant doing pastimes and hobbies that I enjoyed, for others it's doing something like mindfulness, but whatever you do it helps to keep your mind from straying to the worst-case scenarios.
It's natural to fear the worst but your mole could just as easily be a slightly abnormal one as a malignant one. I had a mole from my back removed in June, as my dermatologist thought that it had changed, but the biopsy results came back as slightly abnormal and not cancerous. However, I was diagnosed with melanoma nearly 5 years ago now so do understand what a rollercoaster of emotions you can feel.
The online community is divided up into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join us over in the melanoma group which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join the group just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
If you have any difficulty navigating the community just drop me a reply and I'll be pleased to help.
Sending a ((hug))
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