New to melanoma

Hi

Sorry you’re having to join us here. I think like any normal ‘injury’ if your lesion has potentially bled/oozed then crusted over, that scabby crust can probably fall off, which may make it look smaller again. It may well be that the lesion underneath the scab isn’t healing though like a normal injury, so the scabbing may happen again. I don’t know, but either way no-one will know for sure until the biopsy is done and the results come back. Melanoma can vary massively, and each individual lesion can change itself, so I don’t think a reduction in size would mean it isn’t melanoma. However saying that, there have been people in here whose dermatologists have been confident it’s melanoma and it hasn’t been!

It’s going to feel like a long few weeks waiting for a biopsy and then the results, and you’re bound to be worried, but feel free to come back and ask any questions you may have. And remember to take what you read in the internet with a pinch of salt, there are new drugs that’s are having great results and this isn’t yet reflected in everything that’s out there!

Best of luck.

Thank you very much for your reply. Its put my mind at ease a little. It's such a confusing time for me. 

I think has said it all really but just wanted to say welcome to the melanoma group. (we’ve said hello in new to the community)