Hi there Jinx1

Have you had your biopsy ? At the moment if you have had no biopsy you are not diagnosed with melanoma . If you are you would likely have another excision to take more skin off called a wider local excision 

Hey, presumably if in Norfolk you'll be at the main hospital there?  I would ignore the notes on the app (easier said than done I know) as you could read into a million different things.  My notes under diagnosis says "atypical naevus exclude possible malignancy/melanoma".  I will note that it also stated my mole was 10x5mm which although on my back I could tell was smaller than that & the plastic surgeon removing it said that it was closer to 5x2mm.  (My derm appointment was apparently with a clinical teaching fellow, whatever that means)

Here was my timeline

- GP referral 23rd July

- Dermatology app (2 week cancer pathway) 7th August

- Received call 12th to book the mole excision

- Mole removed 29th August with 2 millimeter margins as is standard before sent to lab for testing and waiting (up to 12 weeks apparently)

Hopefully you get called and booked in soon.