Hello everyone....I am on the emotional rollercoaster. In 2019 I saw a large ugly mole on my back by chance in a store changing room. I phoned my doctor's and was told I was "in luck" as they had a mole expert in the surgery that day. Feeling reassured by that off I went to the appt. The doctor was quite off hand and told me it was absolutely nothing to worry about, clearly a benign harmless growth. He informed me this would not be removed on the NHS but if I wanted it removed for cosmetic reasons that would be for me to do privately.. I have absolutely no vanity, don't wear makeup, don't dye my hair etc (good for those who do just not my style)so having a cosmetic procedure wouldn't have been on my list of things to do. He told me those growths were always benign with no words of caution.
October 23rd 2021 it started to itch...I went back to my GP and the doctor I saw this time did an urgent referral. My consultant took one look and told me he would be amazed if it wasn't melanoma and needed an urgent removal. He also felt I had had it since 2019. He has written to my doctor with this view.
So like many of you I am now waiting for the biopsy result with all the worry that goes with that. I have scared myself witless with Google.
I doubt I am alone there! So to anyone else who is going through the gamut of emotions you have a friend in me!
