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Hi Luffy and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

It's always worrying when you notice a change to a lesion but you've done the right thing in seeing a dermatologist.

I haven't had a seborrheic keratosis but I've found this information about them for you from the British Association of Dermatologists. You can see that it says that "they can look similar to a melanoma" and that "it's important either a general practitioner or specialist checks any changing brown/black lesions to ensure they are a SK".

Is the shaved area being sent off to biopsy or was that just to remove the SK?

Hi latchbrook, 

Thanks so much for replying and for the information, that's so kind. 

After the appt, I've been googling like crazy to find any normality in the speed of change and I just cannot find any. I am really worried. I've had an influx of seb Ks these last two years - having two frozen off - and this just doesn't look like those at all. They barely changed, were all one colour, etc. Also, I know this has always been a mole. 

I would have felt so much better having a full extraction - as was the plan. I guess I'll just have to wait but I wish we'd just extracted instead of scraped. 

Yes, it was sent off for pathology so a waiting game begins. 

Ps. I read through what you sent me too, thank you. 

How long have you been told it's likely to be before your results are back Luffy? 

I've an appointment for a month's time for the results. I have to trust they know best but I also have to trust myself. It elongated by 3mm in that six weeks. The boarder was completely oval and became uneven and the colours started to disappear and reappear in other places. It just doesn't seem right to me and I feel horrible it wasn't excised so if it is anything, it's just gone. That was originally the plan. 

I am feeling stressed but have to hope it's all good. The whole process has been a bit odd also, because I've got other moles that are changing but have been told I have to go back through my GP to get those looked at, even though I'm under an oncoderm. It's pretty stressful. 

Can I ask, did you have a photo taken and measurement of your mole before you had it removed? I have all the photos I've been taking but it was never photographed or measured. 

No, I didn't have either mole photographed or measured before it was removed. Possibly because if it is melanoma it's not the size on the surface that matters but the depth.

Waiting for results can be a stressful time so I tried to keep myself busy doing things that I enjoyed so that I spent as little time as possible worrying about the 'what ifs'. You might also find this article on how to ease worry when waiting for medical test results useful.

A friend once said to me that worrying won't change the outcome but it will ruin the present and I try to remember that when I'm waiting for results.

You're very right! It is pointless worrying. Unfortunately, due to other illness, I'm pretty much always dealing with hospital so it feels like I can never get away. But I am going to do some bits (medical stuff) this morning, and then try and not deal with hospital stuff for three whol days, and try to look after myself! 

Thanks for letting me know you didn't have photos. It can be a total minefield to know what's normal. But that makes sense. 

Thanks again for getting back to me.

It's 9.24 and I'm already exhausted!  

Hope you're doing well? 

Yes, I'm good thanks. You can read my 'story', if you need something to help you sleep, by clicking on my profile picture or clicking on my username.

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Yes, I had a wee look - actually saw that you had a seb k but it left of its own accord! I'd quite like mine to do that same.

 I'm glad you're doing well. Will have a full read of your profile later today. It really is helpful. 

Yes, you're right. I'd forgotten I had one!