Awaiting results

Hi 46 male,

I guess most of the people here have had a variation of your experience one way or another.  The great news is that you have had the problem mole removed and the biopsy is underway. 

My GP was very vague when I first talked to him about my ugly swollen mole too.  I suppose they don't want to build up hopes, nor frighten us with guesses?

Let us know what the results are when you get them, though unless you've been told otherwise, this probably won't be for a few weeks.  The waiting is hard, and your imagination might work overtime, so try to stay busy, put it to the back of your mind, and do some fun things!  You have done all you can for now.

Take care

J

Hi Andrew, my friend is a GP and was telling me last night that she referred a patient of hers to dermatology because of a similar sounding fast changing mole. However when she presented to the dermatologist, although she wanted to remove it, to be on the safe side, she was more concerned about a tiny dark but "innocent" looking freckle next to it which turned out to be stage 2 melanoma. The "changing" mole turned out to be fine. So you just don't know but I truly hope all turns out well for you.