Moles and Skin Cancer

[Abbie]

Im going to the doctor on Tuesday, as Im going to have to get a Mole checked out.
Im not really sure why im posting this thread as it could be nothing, but the only person that knows about this is my mum, im too scared and worried to tell my friends or anyone else when it could be nothing.
Hads anyone else had worries like this, or had to get a mole checked?

I have no idea how Im going to explain things to my doctor, since the more recent change happened about 2 weeks ago now, but as soon as we came back off hoilday we made an appointment, it was just I asked to see a woman doctor so thats why the soonest I could her a doctor was Tuesday.

[StarsOfCCTV]

My mum's had a few moles that could have turned cancerous removed. But if you have worries, it's always better to go and check and it be nothing then leaving it, better safe then sorry.

Here's a website:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/moles.htm

Good luck

[Abbie]

Thankyou

Yeah Ive been on the website, since Im become kinda paranoid about the whole thing, Ive looked at good trustworthy webistes like that. Including the nhs and cancer research and it freaks me out that the symptoms I have shown do indicate it could be cancerous or turn cancerous. But I know I shouldnt think like that and wait and see what the doctor says, cos Im started to freak myself out.
Its the whole thing has become quite compliacted.

[DaVeyWaVey]

The most important thing Abbie is to stay calm and try to keep positive. I had a similar problem where I had to get checked out a few weeks ago and that would be my best advice - stay calm, keep positive. Try and do things that will take your mind off worrying about it (I know that would be difficult).. but keep yourself busy, go out with friends etc - just try and erase it from your mind, that's what I did.

The good thing is that you have booked an appointment with your doctor, as that is advised when you find moles etc. I know what the paranoia and worry feels like, but the best thing to do is just as I say, try and keep yourself busy and the doctor will check it out Tuesday.

Hope it all goes well.

[Chloe O'brien]

I had a friend who had a mole removed from her face, she had it for years and it was removed under local anesetic. She was fine, she said that if she knew it was that easy she wouldn't have waited until adulthood to get it removed.

[Abbie]

Did it take long? I been between having the appointment to getting it removed?
Its just I have dance show soon and dont want it to get in the way

[Chloe O'brien]

No she was in and out in the same day Abbie that's why she was shocked that she had waited until she had grown up to get it removed.

[Abbie]

OMG, thats quite scarily quick.
So she went to see her doctor about it and the doctor removed it or was it like another place she got it done?

[Chloe O'brien]

No she had it for years on her cheek, then one day it started changing slightly and growing so she went to the doctors. They referred her to the hospital and they booked her in to remove it a few weeks later.

[Abbie]

Oh right. I hope if that happens to me, its one of those appointments that you can have some choice over so ot doesnt affect my dance show. Plus mine is nearly 1cm and half in diameter which is worrying me a bit cos that a lot larger than what they have said moles should be on the all the websites Ive read. It says that removing larger moles are harder too