Hi everyone,

I am wondering if anyone could give me a little bit of advice/ information, please.

I originally went to see my GP 7 weeks ago when I noticed that over a 12 week period a small freckle on the sole of my foot had grown, got much darker (basically black in the middle now) and had become irregular. I also noticed another long thin mole had appeared on my big toe of the same foot. GP said he wasn't overly concerned but because the one on my sole had changed he would refer me via the 2WW to see a dermatologist. Saw the dermatologist 10 days later, who said the same but that he wanted me to have the one on the sole of my foot removed asap "just incase" and then IF it came back as something untoward, he would remove the one on my big toe. But that he wanted a plastic surgeon to remove it instead of himself. Plastic surgeon appointment finally came around 5 weeks later, where she wanted to see the mole herself. Off I go, she says she's removing both of them together asap, and walks out of the room after sending me for photos. 4 days later I am already booked in for biopsy tomorrow!!

Does this mean they saw something they didn't like in the photos? (I was told I could be waiting up to 6 months so 4 days seems crazy fast!!).

I am also PETRIFIED of needles, it is the only thing I get anxiety attacks about (silly, I know).

How bad is the pain of the anaesthetic injection? And how long does the injection pain last for before it becomes numb? Is it over reasonably quick? I have a high pain threshold in general, but with needles my brain gets carried Away!

Thanks for reading and apologies for the length of it.

A very scared 30 year old x