Hi all,
I honesty don't know what to do and the anxiety is killing me.
I noticed a mole on my husband's back way back in 2021 I took a photo of it and didn't think much of it he has had it for I'd estimate 10 years, always since I've known him so it hasn't popped up from anywhere. Then after Christmas I had seen it had grown and had some black dots in.
He went to the gp who referred him to dermatology. The dermatologist looked at it and said she thought he had it from birth and she didn't see anything that made her alarm bells go off, but it was bigger than 6mm and she said she would rather take it off so it's gone and can't cause any issues.
We had photographs taken and a week ago he had it removed and he has about 15-20cm scar on his back.
I am going to bits waiting for results. As it has changed and has black dots in I am sure this is a cancer and I'm panicking it got left too long.
It doesn't bleed, is flat, and just bigger than 6mm, it has a few shades of brown and has an uneven edge.
It is 100% a cancer I just know it, I'm crying all the time, can't sleep, can't eat and I'm barely able to function.
Any advice to how to cope with this?
Thank you
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