Hi everyone,
Following my Melanoma diagnosis in March this year I have not been able to stop thinking about what if it is somewhere else on my body and it just hasn’t been found yet.
My original melanoma was a very tiny dark brown spot - not raised or itchy or anything that would cause me concern. I am paranoid that I have so many other moles and freckles on my skin that any one of them could be cancerous.
I am still waiting for the results of my wider local excision too and am awaiting a date for surgery to remove a lesion from above my eye. All of the waiting is definitely amplifying how I feel.
Any tips on how to manage this health anxiety would be greatly appreciated- thanks
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