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
Skin cancer is cancer at the end of the day and people who haven`t had it had it will probably not understand what you are going through. I had a malignant melanoma back in 2005 on my left buttock. I had it removed with a large bit of buttock and asked if they would mind doing the other side while they were there so as I had a matching pair!! No deal. I was very fortunate in the fact it was my bum and the only person who has to look at it is hubby and it hadn`t spread to the lymph nodes. I also consider the fact that I get checked every 6 months by the hospital to be a good thing as if anything else shows up they can catch it early. A doctor friend tried to put it to perspective for me and told me that as it wasn`t in the lymph glands to think "superficial". The fact that you have had yours on your neck and you see it everytime you look in the mirror is bound to make it harder to deal with but if you can look at it as a reminder that you have beaten cancer, as a sort of war wound and be proud of it ( i know it`s easy for me to say with mine hidden) hopefully this may in time go someway to help you deal with it. It`s really OK to be scared but you have to live too.
i know this is from a long time ago, can I ask what colour the melanoma was on your buttock please as I have a pink / purpley mole / mark on my right buttock. I’m not sure when it appeared as don’t notmally check and got a shock the other day when I saw it. It’s about 6mm. Any info would be really appreciated as I am really worried
I don't know if the original posters on here will still be members so I've popped in to give you some advice. As you are unsure as to how long you have had this mark and as it doesn't sound to be the usual colouring of a mole, can I suggest that you monitor it for a week or two to see if it changes in any way. I know it's in a 'private' area of the body but do you have anyone you can ask to take a photo of it and then take another photo in a week and then in 2 weeks time so you can see if it's changing? It may well be a vascular type mark (like a bruise) and it will change colour and fade in that time. If it doesn't change then I would see your GP and they may hopefully be able to diagnose a treatable skin complaint. If they think it needs further investigation they may refer you to dermatology.
Please don't panic, our bodies are prone to coming out in marks, lumps and bumps at times and they then fade & disappear. Waiting & monitoring for two weeks won't cause it to get worse - hopefully it will start to disappear in that time. Good luck and please let us know how you get on,
thank you for responding it’s really kind of you. I had a referral appointment with a dermatologist today for a 2mm wide mark / mole on my leg, which appeared out the blue about 3 weeks ago and was dark black. I asked the derm to check the other one I asked about above today and it’s a mole apparently and nothing wrong with it, just threw me as since I got referred 2 weeks ago I’ve been more aware of my moles etc and had a panic as it was fairly big compared to my other moles and a totally different colour
In just over 4 weeks the mark / mole on my leg is being removed, it’s not classed as urgent and she doesn’t think it’s cancer as couldn’t see a certain colour within it (I didn’t really know what she meant tbh) originally when I found it it was black looked like a blood blister then went scabby I got referred and panicked and called to go private as my anxiety Meant I wasn’t eating or sleeping, stupid I know! The dermatologist removed the scab fairly easily and also looked and said he doesn’t think it’s anything sinister by looking at it up close but said to keep my referral appointment which I went to today. Hopefully will come back benign as the original derm said it could be a benign traumatised hemangioma.
I’m very well thanks for asking, hope you are too.it was a long time ago but I seem to remember it was raised slightly & it was mainly darkish brown but had a black & red bit too and on the top it looked like tiny blisters in the middle. Always good to get checked so we’ll done, sending positive thoughts to you, keep us up to date if you can
sorry it's took ages to reply. Thankfully the lesion was harmless pigmentation. I now am waiting for biopsies of spots on my legs, 2 spots are getting biopsies as I've had a rash for over 10 weeks and the dermatologist believes it's inflamed hair follicles and is why the rash/spots haven't gone yet. Also my eyebrows have gone really thin and started to lose eyelashes noticeably and she believes it's related and could be lichen planopilaris, but I've worried for months that I have follicular mycosis fungoides due to itching of my face and lumpy skin under my eyebrows, but the docs and dermatologists I've mentioned it too have all said very unlikely as it's soo rare and my bloods (platelets) are ok. But having read about it it is difficult to diagnose. So hopefully the biopsies will give someone answers
