Hello,

im new to here; but not new to cancer anxiety; I’m on breast ultrasounds every 6 months for probable fibroadenomas since 2021. I had a mole that’s about 3mm for the last 10 years at least. It’s flat and smooth, has always been dark in the middle and since 2021 has had slightly scraggly edges. In 2021 I went to a dermatologist thinking this would be a smart decision. I’ve been going every year as I have lots of moles. She immediately pointed out the one I just had removed (2023) and I told her I’ve had it for years. At the end of the check up she said nothing looks concerning at the moment; she’ll see me next time.  She looked at it last year; nothing noteworthy. This year she said, same size and shape just a bit darker. I looked at the dermascopy photos across the years and the dark part has gotten a bit more defined and darker. Not by a lot but I see it. She wrote an excisional biopsy for suspected dysplastic nevus. And I went to a general surgeon to remove it because she couldn’t. He looked at it and was like, “well this is definitely not the biggest mole I’ve had to take out” and I was like I’m worried it’s a melanoma. He said, that’s always a possibility but he didn’t think so. He was doubtful it was dysplastic but usually my dermatologist is correct with her assessment predictions. Well I’m trying not to panic again because it’s just not worth it to upend my life for 2 weeks while I wait for a result. Like I did for the fibroadenomas.  I’m just hoping it’s gone a bit more dysplastic and not you know stage 4 melanoma I have 5 months to live or something. Anyone have any tips for not going crazy?