My 24 year old had a small mole appear just under a year ago. They went to the doctors and it was dismissed as a new mole. The mole has grown and become very dark over the last few months and I finally managed to persuade my daughter to go back to the GP. The initial appointment had made her feel like she was being a bit silly, or a bit of a nuisance so she wasn't keen. The new GP referred her and was seen in 2 weeks, the consultant said he wanted a biopsy which she waited 3 weeks for, and she has now had that done. At the biopsy the consultant said the mole was concerning given it is an ugly duckling and with how dark it is. Today daughter called to ask how long it would be before she got the results and has been told 12-14 weeks. The NHS website in Scotland says 2 weeks and we are shocked at how long she will have to wait.
I am wondering if there is anything we could do privately to get any tests done in the meantime, I know the mole is now gone and sitting in a lab for the foreseeable future, but could she have an MRI or any other testing? It seems like such a long time to wait and I would love to be able to do something in the meantime to, hopefully, reassure her.
Any advice, experience, words of wisdom, or reassurance would be gratefully received.
