(If and) What symptoms did you experience?

Hi members, 

I am hoping to share my experience and better understand what is common in this scary situation:  

Did/have you experienced any symptoms with skin cancer?
Such as, itching & bleeding on moles/lesions. Any skin changes? My entire skin changed, it became more dry? 

I attended the hospital on 10th July, after being fast tracked by my GP.   I was diagnosed with BCC on my shoulder, and melanoma on my breast  (there and then) followed by surgery on the same day.  My body then started to “act up… my ankle started to blister and turned to cellulitis/ extremely swollen.  I then took an allergic reaction to penicillin (which has never happened to me before).
My rational mind tells me it’s normal for our bodies to react when experiencing shock/trauma.  But it would be nice to hear others experiences. 

I didn’t ask my dermatologist or surgeon many questions. I signed a lot of paperwork and said, do what is require for now.  The nurse did try to comfort me. But I went into fight or flight mode. Talking was not going to calm my nerves. I was in shock and didn’t want to know anymore, at that time. 

I haven’t really spoke to anyone.  I’ve found, people cant deal with it? I’ve had life long friends completely cut me out. Like it was my fault, or making me feel like I was over reacting.  So I just stopped talk to them. 

I go back on the 21st August  - so fingers crossed  (I am very optimistic it’s all been removed). 

Sending love and well wishes ️ to each & everyone.