Hello PaulHello, 

It's normal to be worried after having had your mole biopsy and having to wait for results is certainly a very difficult part of the process. It's hard to think of anything else and it can feel like time seems to stand still. This is something many of our members will be able to relate to and I hope that you will hear from others who have had a mole biopsy before and that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. There is information on the excision biopsy on this page which I hope you will find useful. 

6 to 8 weeks is a long time to have to wait and I hope that they will manage to give you the results quicker so that you can manage to relax a bit this summer without this playing constantly on your mind. I know it's really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello PaulHello, 

It's normal to be worried after having had your mole biopsy and having to wait for results is certainly a very difficult part of the process. It's hard to think of anything else and it can feel like time seems to stand still. This is something many of our members will be able to relate to and I hope that you will hear from others who have had a mole biopsy before and that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. There is information on the excision biopsy on this page which I hope you will find useful. 

6 to 8 weeks is a long time to have to wait and I hope that they will manage to give you the results quicker so that you can manage to relax a bit this summer without this playing constantly on your mind. I know it's really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thank you for your reply. 6-8 weeks is long but the nurses were lovely, and she said to be honest it's probably likely to be quicker but she doesn't want to say 4 weeks just in case, as they can take a bit longer, and she wouldn't want me worrying if she says 4 weeks and after the 4 weeks is up I'm still waiting.

I did see a private dermatologist who was so sure the mole was nothing he didn't even want to remove it. But the nhs dermatologist said best get it removed to be safe. I've never bet against the nhs before but hoping they're wrong on this occasion haha.