Hi I've been reading peoples experiences on the site for a couple of weeks and thought it may be helpful to share my journey. I was referred to Dermatology under the 2 week rule and was told my mole was probably benign. The mole was excised during which the nurse mentioned to the surgeon that it was deep. I had 7 external stitches and also some internal stitches. The surgeon said I would hear back in 2 -6 weeks at the earliest although I had initially been told 4-6 weeks. I noticed that the Fastrack stamp was on her desk and believe that my results were pushed through urgently. I was very concerned as my husband is long term sick and I didn't know how he would manage if I was unwell. Today I received a letter in the post exactly 2 weeks from my excision telling me that it was a harmless mole and there was no sign of cancer. Obviously I'm very relieved but I wanted to thank you all for sharing your experiences and wish you all well for the future.x
That's great news and thanks for taking the time to share your story with us.
It's great to hear about the moles that turn out to be just that as I think a lot of people don't come back and let us know when things go well out of maybe embarrassment. However, it's important that people new to the group see that having a dodgy mole doesn't always mean you'll have melanoma!
I hope you've had a little celebration.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
