I no skin cancer dosnt sound as bad as other cancers but belive me it is learnt that the hard way........... is their anyone out there that has had any experience with it? as i could really do with someone to talk to about it plz
I know how you are feeling, I had 5 moles removed at the end of last year and 3 of them came back as malignant melanomas. When i found out that i had skin cancer i was very upset but to be honest i think i feel worse now and i try to keep happy and say nothing to anyone because i feel like im over reacting but im struggling!
im really scared,my two biggest moles(on my arm and chest)have grown and the edges are ragged,the one on my arm bleeds and itches.Do i hav the big C?can anyone tell me?i dont want to tell anyone incase its nothing,but what if it is?what do i need to do?please help,im only 14.
Dear Ellie33, if you can`t tell your Mum, why don`t you go to a nice Doctor. If it`s nothing at all, you might not even have to tell anybody else. When I first suspected I might have mine, I didn`t tell my mum. My husband knew but I probably wouldn`t have told him if I had`nt been so scared that it was making me grumpy>:) ! . It is much better to know the truth than to spend the whole time worrying. I`m sure if you think hard, there must be somebody you tell, who could keep it a secret and maybe hold your hand when you go along to the doctor. Please keep in touch.
thank you.im not sure if i want to tell my mum just yet,but from what you say ,i think i should go to the doctor as soon as i can.do you know if i can go on my own ,or do i need a parent with me because im under 16?i dont really like the idea of going on my own,just incase the doctor says it looks bad and needs to be removed.what if it does have to be removed,i looked on nhs online and it says they use local aneastetic,and im afraid of needles, and i mean terrified ,i stop breathing and go numb all over. recently i had a tooth out and i insisted on having aneastetic via oxygen,so i was asleep when they put the local aneastetic in.i also have a bad reaction to aneastetic it makes me shiver and gives me migranes.the other thing on nhs online was a quiz on moles and i got 6 out of 6 factors of melonoma,as i have a family history( everyone on my mums side) and have had serious sunburn when i was younger.it told me that i should get to a gp asap,im so scared.
im sorry for going on and on ,but since i cant say it out loud ,this is helping me get it off my chest.im just so worried and stressed.we took a stress test in school(for exam season)and i scored double everyone else,almost off the charts.i feel sick with worry.i feel so much better telling you and all your replies are lovely and so helpful,and thank you for telling me about your experiences,its lovely,youre all lovely people. xx
I think you can initially see your doctor on your own. They won't do anything there and then anyway, but if your doctor thinks there may be a problem, they might send you to see a specialist as they did with my mum (although hers developed from a scar not a mole).
I would imagine that you would need an adult with you if you are referred to someone else as it might be at a hospital. Some doctors surgeries do have special clinics where the mole can be removed, but they would book you an appointment for you to go back. Again, I think you would need someone with you then too. At least this would give you time to get your head around whats happening and arrange for a relative to go with you.
With reference to the injection side of it, it isn't like a normal injection where they have to insert it deeply into the skin. It goes just under the skin surface I believe. If you need more than one jab, you normally can't feel the next one as part of the area is already numb.
Injections at the dentist are horrible arn't they...a big needle and they waggle it around...yuk! Don't blame you for going for a bit of gas!
In my opinion, having a mole removed has got to be easier than going to the dentist. Just my preference anyway.
After reading your post earlier thismorning, I decided to make a doctors appointment myself as I have a couple of areas on my arm that look like they could be a pre-cancerous condition called actinic keratosis. I have been putting it off for weeks and weeks, but I thought today I would take the bull by the horns and just go for it. My appointment is on Friday morning. If I can do it, so can you.
thank you,and youre right,im gonna phone the doctors tomorrow after school,when noones home,and arrange an appointment one day after school.thank you.xx andgood luck mandyhurrell
Brilliant, I'm so impressed at how responsible you are.
Please post back and let me know how you get on.
Mandy x
ps - I am currently writing a website on my family's skin cancer experiences and have pulled a lot of information together on melanoma. Its doing the research on skin cancer that has let me to discover my problem on my arm so at least it has helped me anyway!
Well done Ellie, just take it a step at a time. I am between my regular check up`s at the moment and I have a mole on my back which i`m not sure about, so I am going to contact my clinic and get an appointment to get it checked. Since I had my melanoma, I have had 2 other moles checked and found out to be nothing but so much better to be sure. So pleased you have decided to see someone. As the other writer says, i`m sure you could go on your own to the doctor. As for injections, horrid horrid things but i`m sure they have ways to get round this problem now, as so many people are terrified of them :shocked: . Hope to hear how you are getting on very soon.
Well done from me too. I know that I've felt so much better after I've seen the doctor and have got the care I needed at the time, or been reassured that everything's ok. Taking this first step rather than being on my own worrying what it might be made me feel better.
I've been on my own to appointments and with my mum and it is nice to have someone there for moral support. So if you can find someone to go with you then I think it helps.
As Britlass and Mandy have said, please do let us know how you get on.
i told my mum,i finaly did it.going for an appointment tomorrow ,after school.feeling sick yet relieved,because im closer to knowing.but do i want to know?at least knowing will be better than not knowing.thank you all so so much for your advice and stories.you gave me strength to tell my mum.xxxthank you.
so relieved to hear you have confided in your Mum, things like this are tough enough without doing it on your own. Brilliant news, you have made my day. I and all us of here will be sending you loads of positive thoughts and have everything crossed that you get the results quickly and more importantly all clear.
so relieved to hear you have confided in your Mum, things like this are tough enough without doing it on your own. Brilliant news, you have made my day. I and all us of here will be sending you loads of positive thoughts and have everything crossed that you get the results quickly and more importantly all clear.
