HI Tracy,

I'm not a nurse but I've been a melanoma patient for many years & I just wanted to reply to your post whilst you await the nurses coming back on Monday.

I know how worried you will be but please know that most consultants prefer to see their patients to give them the results, whether good or bad. At the same time they may want to check if the wound is healing well & have a quick look at any other moles you may have (again, whether the results are good or bad). 

Try to distract yourself whilst waiting for your appointment to keep your mind from jumping ahead to worse case scenarios. There is a 75% chance that the mole was benign or dysplastic (also known as atypical or precancerous). If it is melanoma, there is a very, very good chance it's been caught early.

Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

Thank you Angie for your reply, and good luck x

Thank you Angie for your reply, and good luck x