Need some advice on a mole

Hi my first time on here,

I have a mole on the top of my for many years, I went to the doctors about five years ago as it was getting bigger very slowly about 6 mm by 9 mm  it has irregular boarders and 3 colours in it, he said was fine, and to come back in in six weeks time to measure again witch was the same and said was fine.

Now 5 years on it's 10mm by 11mm and was not really changed in colour just slowly getting bigger, so went back to the doctors before Christmas and couldn't really get a face to face appointment,but did see a junior doctor said it's best to get it checked and referred me to see dermatologist non ergent , while waiting for an appointment I was checking on it very regularly, really getting paraniod about it . 

Then once I showed a friend in there room it was a completely different light than my dingy bathroom an notice it looked bit different anyhow panicked rung the doctors saying It might have changed, he Sayed take a photo and I sent to him they already had a photo to compare he said it looked a little pinker, in the end I was referred as 2 week,went last Friday saw the dermatologist nurse fill in the forms had photos taken, then she would ring me back in 72 hours, which she  did and said I will have to have excision biopsy , which is in two weeks, absolutely worried sick !! Any how since ringing the doctors 3 weeks ago I don't think it  had actually changed, I mean I haven't really seen a dematologid doctor face to face ? Yet 

I'm sorry just feeling very anxious and worried have come across this forum and just need to talk really 

Many thanks Martin 

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  • Hi there.

     

    I was in a similar situation that I had a mole for years, I'd noticed it change gradually over the last few years. I went to see a doctor about it a few years back and she wasn't too worried about it.

    I noticed back in February that it's changed in colour so I went to another doctor who red flagged it and i had my excision on feb 14th. It was absolutely grand and nothing to worry about.. I had two small stitches and it was over so quickly and I felt nothing.

    curtently waiting my results which I won't get until the 28th. 
    you've done the right thing by getting it checked, if it turns out to be something- you're on the right track.. and if it turns out to be nothing then even better! 
     

    the whole thing is so nerve wrecking but I've found reading through some of these posts on the forum have helped. 
     

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  • Hi there.

     

    I was in a similar situation that I had a mole for years, I'd noticed it change gradually over the last few years. I went to see a doctor about it a few years back and she wasn't too worried about it.

    I noticed back in February that it's changed in colour so I went to another doctor who red flagged it and i had my excision on feb 14th. It was absolutely grand and nothing to worry about.. I had two small stitches and it was over so quickly and I felt nothing.

    curtently waiting my results which I won't get until the 28th. 
    you've done the right thing by getting it checked, if it turns out to be something- you're on the right track.. and if it turns out to be nothing then even better! 
     

    the whole thing is so nerve wrecking but I've found reading through some of these posts on the forum have helped. 
     

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