Hi, I'm replying to your message because no one else has just yet. I'm in the same boat but you're probably further along in the system than me, I'm awaiting my appointment with a dermatologist in early April, my doctor said she may want to do a biopsy. Right now April seems a very long way off.  What I have I'd describe as more of a ridge of thickened skin than a lump.  It's a bit worrying, the word biopsy is always a worry. But I'm trying not to worry until I know more and keeping my fingers crossed all is well. Let me know how you get on with your biopsy, hopefully it's just being done as a precaution x

Hi thanks for replying! It started bleeding last night so that was terrifying! I'm waiting on the date for my biopsy currently.  Hope everything goes ok in your journey. Keep me posted! 

Keep me posted too, it would be good to talk to someone on a similar journey, as its not really something I feel I can talk to friends about, let me know how your biopsy goes, I have a lot of questions around that that I haven't asked yet as I don't know for sure that I will be having one although I'm kind of prepping myself that I will x
 

It's a lonely road isn't it really when you go through something like this. I never want to burden friends and family in this early stage cos if it's nothing to worry about I feel like I'm being a hypercondriact haha so yeah I'll deffo keep you posted! Reach out if you ever need me, we are in this together! 

It's a lonely road isn't it really when you go through something like this. I never want to burden friends and family in this early stage cos if it's nothing to worry about I feel like I'm being a hypercondriact haha so yeah I'll deffo keep you posted! Reach out if you ever need me, we are in this together! 

I know exactly what you mean, I don't want to discuss it with anyone just yet so it's just me, my mind in overdrive and Google and that's definitely my worst enemy. Good luck with your biopsy, I hope everything goes well and you get some reassuring results , please let me know and I'll keep in touch with my progress x

Thank you, I appriciate that. Yeah Dr Google has my anxiety turned up to 1000 and yet I can't stay off of it

You know the one that goes ..

Man Googled 'Why does my beard itch?'  Google answered 'Beard Cancer'.  

But joking apart, Google will always list the worse case scenarios. I know that, we all know that but still we do it to ourselves. 

If you're anything like me it sucks you in. I Google one thing, then find something else and go off and Google that as well and before I know it hours have passed and I've scared myself silly. 

I try to really make a conscious effort to keep off it, doesn't always work but I do try. 

Here if you need to talk, might distract you from Googling x

That beard joke really made me laugh. Thank you, I needed that. My lump still won't stop bleeding so I'm started to get really worried now! Biopsy can't come soon enough. 

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear that. I can't advise only empathise and say I too would be very worried. I've sent you a friend request, if you accept I think then we can talk off the forum if you'd prefer x